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Today there are at least 15 million people in Western Europe who adhere to the Muslim faith or have close cultural or other affiliations with the Islamic world. Indeed, in the course of a few decades, Islam has emerged as Europe's second religion, after Christianity. What is remarkable about this phenomenon is that it has occurred gradually, generally peacefully, and, in some measure, as a consequence of the economic needs of European countries.
Despite some difficulties, Islam is slowly but inexorably becoming part of Europe's social, cultural, and, to some degree, political landscape. The question today is not can Islam be uprooted and expelled from European soil, as was done six centuries ago during the period of Reconquista in Spain, but rather what is the best way of accommodating Islam in Europe and establishing cooperative relations between Muslims and the followers of other religious and/or secular value systems. This volume examines the situation and attempts to provide answers to these questions through a country-by-country analysis by recognized experts from each of the Western European nations examined. An invaluable resource and text for scholars, students, and other researchers involved with Islamic and European Studies.
Contents
Foreword Preface Introduction by Shireen T. Hunter and Simon Serfaty Country Surveys Islam in France by Remy Leveau and Shireen T. Hunter Islam in Germany by Andres Goldberg Islam in the United Kingdom by John Rex Islam in Italy by Stefano Allievi Islam in the Benelux Countries by Nico Landman Islam in Scandinavia by Lief Stenberg Islam in Austria by Sabine Kroissenbrunner Islam in Spain by Bernabe Lopez Garcia and Ana I. Planet Contreras Islam in Greece by Thanos P. Dokos and Dimitris A. Antoniou Islam in Portugal by Fernando Soares Loja Cross-National Issues Europeanization of Islam or Islamization of Europe? by Tariq Ramadan Muslim Youth in Europe by Peter P. Mandaville Islam, the European Union, and the Challenge of Multiculturalism by Sami Zemni and Christopher Parker The Muslim Diaspora and the Islamic World by John L. Esposito The Islamic Factor in the European Union's Foreign Policy by Fraser Cameron Conclusions and Outlook for European Islam by Shireen T. Hunter Selected Bibliography Index
