Bohra Jamat of Paris / France

The Bohra community in Paris and France represents one of the Dawat's smaller but significant European presences. Bohra families have settled in France through professional and business migration, maintaining their religious identity in a country with a strong secular tradition (laïcité). The Paris jamat holds regular gatherings, observes the Bohra religious calendar through coordination with visiting Aamils, and maintains connections with the larger UK and European Bohra communities. Life as a Bohra in France involves navigating the country's particular relationship with religious expression in public life — a challenge that has strengthened the community's internal bonds and its commitment to maintaining its distinctive identity in a secular context.