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

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...

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