Western Europe and its Islam / / Jan Rath [and three others].

• Superior document: International Comparative Social Studies, Volume 2
• VerfasserIn: Rath, Jan, 1956-
• TeilnehmendeR: Rath, Jan, 1956-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill,, [2002]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Language: English; Dutch
• Series: International comparative social studies ; Volume 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Immigration from North Africa, Asia and elsewhere meant a large influx of Islam into Western Europe. In each country, Muslims organized in various ways and established numerous institutions such as mosques, cemeteries, halâl butchers, schools, broadcasting organizations, and political parties, and slowly but surely the outlines of Muslim communities begun to emerge. The development of those communities is not a matter of Muslims only, but the product of their interaction with the wider environment. The development of the process of institutionalization is the result of their consultations and conflicts with parties involved, particularly with agents from the host society. As Muslim immigrants become ever more a part of Western European societies, the establishment of their institutions both illustrates and affects the processes of sociological, political and legal change that are currently taking place. This book, based on interdisciplinary research, examines the establishment of Muslim institutions in Western Europe, and particularly focuses on the role played by agents from the host society and the political and ideological positions adopted by them in reaction to claims from Muslims.

Table of Contents

Preface -- 1. Western Europe and its Islam -- Part One. The Netherlands: The Institutionalization and recognition of Islam at the national level -- 2. Government, society and Islam: a brief history -- 3. The sphere of religion -- 4. The sphere of education -- 5. Politics and other spheres -- 6. Conclusions at the national level -- Part Two. The Institutionalization of Islam and the struggle for recognition at the local level -- 7. Recognition as partners in the political debate -- 8. The establishment and funding of places of worship -- 9. Islamic religious instruction in state primary schools -- 10. The establishment of Muslim schools -- 11. Conclusions at the local level -- Part Three: An international comparison -- 12. Belgium -- 13. The United Kingdom -- 14. Conclusions at the international level -- 15. Conclusions -- List of abbreviations for political parties -- References -- Index.