Muslims in Western Europe
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'Now in its fourth edition, this book is replete with up-to-date information on Muslim populations and organisations and highly relevant for policy makers and journalists on issues of immigration, multiculturalism and religion.' Jocelyne Cesari, University of Birmingham and Georgetown University, Director of the Islam in the West Program, Harvard University Introduces the social, political, cultural and religious position of Muslims living in contemporary Europe This introduction to the story of Muslims in Western Europe describes their early history and outlines the causes and courses of mode...
'Now in its fourth edition, this book is replete with up-to-date information on Muslim populations and organisations and highly relevant for policy makers and journalists on issues of immigration, multiculturalism and religion.' Jocelyne Cesari, University of Birmingham and Georgetown University, Director of the Islam in the West Program, Harvard University Introduces the social, political, cultural and religious position of Muslims living in contemporary Europe This introduction to the story of Muslims in Western Europe describes their early history and outlines the causes and courses of modern Muslim immigration. It explains how Muslim communities have developed in individual countries, their origins, present-day ethnic composition, distribution and organisational patterns, and the political, legal and cultural contexts in which they exist are explored. There is also a comparative consideration of issues common to Muslims in all Western European countries including the role of the family, and the questions of worship, education and religious thought. New to this edition: - All six country-related chapters (France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium, the Nordic countries, Southern Europe) are substantially updated - The chapter on family, law and culture is revised to include the work from recent studies - The chapter on Muslim organisations now covers groups and movements that have developed in the last decade - The chapter on European Muslims in a new Europe now covers the cartoon crisis, Eurabia-Islamophobia and new radical nationalism - All statistics are updated Jørgen Nielsen is an Honorary Professor at the University of Copenhagen. Jonas Otterbeck is Professor of Islamic Studies at Lund University. Cover image: (c) Sara Salah Cover design: [EUP logo] www.euppublishing.com
