Muslims in Europe

Muslims and Islam have been at the center of some of the most vital post-9/11 debates. In Europe, the controversy has intensified due to the conflation of the aforementioned discussions and the arguments currently raging in Europe surrounding European identity. In such parleys, the assumption has b...

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Autor principal: H. A. Hellyer
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Publicado: International Institute of Islamic Thought 2008
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9cb2f030b21341149533e585eb6ef9ce2021-12-02T19:23:16ZMuslims in Europe10.35632/ajis.v25i1.3952690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/9cb2f030b21341149533e585eb6ef9ce2008-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/395https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 Muslims and Islam have been at the center of some of the most vital post-9/11 debates. In Europe, the controversy has intensified due to the conflation of the aforementioned discussions and the arguments currently raging in Europe surrounding European identity. In such parleys, the assumption has been that Muslims in Europe are an alien presence with a short and temporary history. This article seeks to demonstrate that historically speaking, this is not necessarily a foregone conclusion. The integration of Muslims and the recognition of Islam may take place through a variety of different ways owing to the specificities of individual European nation-states. However, they will need to consider the past precedents of the Muslim presence in order to appropriately organize the present and in looking to the future. H. A. HellyerInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 25, Iss 1 (2008)
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Muslims in Europe
description Muslims and Islam have been at the center of some of the most vital post-9/11 debates. In Europe, the controversy has intensified due to the conflation of the aforementioned discussions and the arguments currently raging in Europe surrounding European identity. In such parleys, the assumption has been that Muslims in Europe are an alien presence with a short and temporary history. This article seeks to demonstrate that historically speaking, this is not necessarily a foregone conclusion. The integration of Muslims and the recognition of Islam may take place through a variety of different ways owing to the specificities of individual European nation-states. However, they will need to consider the past precedents of the Muslim presence in order to appropriately organize the present and in looking to the future.
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