Islam, Europe's Second Religion The New Social, Cultural, and Political Landscape

Subjects:

• Religious Studies » Comparative Religion
• Sociology » Sociology (General)
• Multicultural Studies » European Studies
• Multicultural Studies » Middle East Studies

Reviews:

• This is a timely study, extremely useful for understanding Islam in Europe and its role as the second largest religion, with nearly 15 million followers. bHighly Recommended. All levels and collections.
  —Choice March 2003
• This compendium of country case studies explore how Islamic communities can maintain their identity while simultaneously finding a place within the European community.
  —MiddleEast Journal Spring 2003

• Endorsement From Stephen F. Szabo
  The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
  Johns Hopkins University: The new Europe faces two major challenges as it reshapes itself in this new century: the external challenge of enlargement and the internal challenge of immigration and assimilation of minorities. Islam, Europe's Second Religion goes to the heart of the second of these while having implications for the first as well. It deals with all the key issues: demographic change, the political and cultural identity of Europe, its ability to remain competitive in a global economy, the extent and limits of its tolerance for minorities, and its vulnerability to political extremism. Anyone who wishes to understand the emerging new Europe needs to read this excellent study.
• Endorsement From James Piscatori
  Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies: This volume offers an expert, balanced view of the complex situation of European Muslims. It brings together a number of penetrating studies that document the challenges to Europe as it is simultaneously pulled in the direction of greater integration from above and pushed by profound demographic and social transformations from below. The impressive breadth of coverage and the consistently sensible analysis give this work both immediacy and gravity: it is compelling on the dilemmas and opportunities of Muslim integration, and sharply observant on the implications of mutual accommodation for the future of two world forces--European social democracy and Islam itself.
• Endorsement From Ambassador Hugo Paemen
  former Head, Delegation of the European Commission
  United States: This excellent survey of Europe's growing Islamic communities presents a comprehensive picture of their diversity and complexity. It provides valuable insights into the often difficult process of mutual adaptation and accommodation between European societies and burgeoning Muslim populations. Without minimizing the continuing challenges and difficulties in integrating Islam into Europe's social, cultural and political landscape, this book underscores some encouraging trends that should be nurtured.

Table of 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 Bernabé López García 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