Novel “Submission” shakes France in aversion to Islam

French novelist Michel Houellebecq denied that his novel “Submission” is renewing any hostility toward Islam. The novel, set in 2022, addresses the Islamization of French society through the events surrounding the victory of Muhammad bin ‘Abbās of the Muslim Brotherhood in a national presidential election. Responses to the novel are varying from profound critical acclaim to accusations of literary irresponsibility.

(7 January 2015, al-Misrīal-Yawm, No Author Mentioned)