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This volume exposes some of the various issues raised in relation
to Muslim communities in Europe by putting the intellectual and
legal traditions into dialogue. It brings together a number of
scholars of Shari'a and Islamic law with counterparts from the
parallel European disciplines of hermeneutics, philosophy and
jurisprudence, to explore how the processes of theological-legal
thinking have been expressed and are being expressed in a more or
less common intellectual framework. It provides a valuable
reference for all those interested in exploring how Muslims and
non-Muslims view Shari'a law, looking at ways the European legal
systems can provide some form of accommodation with Muslim customs.
This volume exposes some of the various issues raised in relation
to Muslim communities in Europe by putting the intellectual and
legal traditions into dialogue. It brings together a number of
scholars of Shari'a and Islamic law with counterparts from the
parallel European disciplines of hermeneutics, philosophy and
jurisprudence, to explore how the processes of theological-legal
thinking have been expressed and are being expressed in a more or
less common intellectual framework. It provides a valuable
reference for all those interested in exploring how Muslims and
non-Muslims view Shari'a law, looking at ways the European legal
systems can provide some form of accommodation with Muslim customs.
A useful introduction to the social, political, cultural and
religious position of Muslims living in contemporary Europe. It
describes the history of early European Muslims and outlines the
causes and courses of 20th-century Muslim immigration. Explaining
how Muslim communities have developed in individual countries, the
book examines their origins, their present day ethnic composition,
distribution and organisational patterns, and the political, legal
and cultural contexts in which they exist. It also provides a
comparative consideration of issues common to Muslims in all
Western European countries, namely the role of the family, and the
questions of worship, education and religious thought. In the
fourth edition all country-related chapters have been substantially
updated. A new chapter has also been added on Southern Europe,
where the maturity of a new generation has seen moves towards
political integration. This new chapter will reflect the extensive
research of the past decade in this area
Across Europe there are numerous examples of recent linkages
between universities and Islamic seminaries. In Germany the federal
'top-down' experiment, now over ten years old, of establishing
departments of Islamic theology in five universities has now
recruited over 2000 students, many of whom will end up teaching
confessional Islam RE in schools. In the UK, local partnerships
have been developed at under- and postgraduate level between e.g.
Warwick, Birmingham and Middlesex universities and Islamic
seminaries representing a range of Islamic traditions. Similar
experiences are being developed on a smaller scale in other
countries. These developments, which have taken place against a
backdrop of state pressure to 'integrate' Islam and address
'radicalisation', challenge university traditions of 'scientific'
approaches to the study of Islam as well as the confessional
expectations of faith-based Islamic theological training. By
looking more closely at the developing experience in Germany and
Britain and selected other countries this volume explores how the
two approaches are finding ways of creative cooperation.
This title analyses European Muslim communities' developing
involvement in their political environment. To what extent are
Muslims in Europe 'integrated'? Muslims are increasingly making
themselves noticed in the political process of Europe. But what is
happening behind the often sensational headlines? This book looks
at the processes and realities of Muslim participation in local and
national politics in a range of Eastern and Western European
countries: voting patterns in local and national assemblies,
membership of elected councils and national parliaments, and the
tensions between ethnic, political and religious identities. It
also asks how political participation and wider integration issues
interrelate and considers how Muslims - as ethnic groups, or
through specific institutions - seek to locate themselves within
European political society. It includes 16 chapters presenting
up-to-date research on European Muslim political participation.
Case studies include the Respect Party in the UK, the ethnic and
religious identity of Tatars in Lithuania and Poland, and the
French Muslim crisis. It focuses on issues such as Muslim women,
class and youth. It covers Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany,
Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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