Islam and the European Union / editors: Richard Potz, Wolfgang Wieshaider.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Potz, Richard.

Wieshaider, Wolfgang.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Europe.

Islam.

Islamic law.

Religion and law.

Muslims.

Manners and customs.

Social conditions.

Europe.

Muslims--Europe--Social conditions.

Muslims--Europe--Social life and customs.

Europe--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Religion and law--Europe.

Islamic law--Europe.

Physical Description:

xi, 262 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Leuven, Belgium ; Dudley, MA : Peeters, 2004.

Contents:

Islam in Belgium: The Search for a Legal Status of a New Religious Minority / M.-C. Foblets, A. Overbeeke 1

II State Intervention in the Institutionalisation of Islam in Belgium. A Critical Appraisal 3

1 State and Islam - How neutral can/must be the State? 3

a) The Principles 3

b) At first: a flexible application of the principles 5

c) Over time: significant increase of State control 5

2 The recognition of Islam in Belgium: what are the effects? 7

a) Islam: the first attempts at institutionalising a 'new' religion 7

b) Religious education at school 10

c) A representative body to the Government 12

3 State intervention in the institutionalisation process. A critical appraisal 13

a) Muslims in Belgium elect their representatives to the State authorities 13

b) State neutralitiy 15

4 What conclusions can one draw from all this? 21

III Family disputes involving Muslims: which law applies? 23

1 Muslim family laws in Europe today: are the century-old techniques of international private law attuned to the new situation? 23

2 In search of the appropriate 'connecting factor' 25

a) Nationality 26

b) Domicile 27

c) Nationality and domicile: the choice of the 'better law' 29

d) Party Autonomy 30

3 The case of Moroccan women claiming protection under Belgian (secular) law 32

a) Muslim women's choices. Religious laws and social reality 33

b) The solution of the domiciliary principle 35

c) Party autonomy as a substitute for the application of Belgian law 35

d) Conditions to be respected in considering application of party autonomy 37

e) The limits of party autonomy 38

Islam in Germany / S. Muckel 41

II Islam and Civil Society: Organizational Structures of Islamic Communities 43

2 Status of Islamic Communities 45

3 Ritual Slaughtering 50

4 Building Mosques 54

5 Islamic Funeral 57

6 Islamic Enterprises 59

III Living in Western Societies: Family Law and Labour Law 60

1 Islamic Family and State Jurisdiction 60

2 Islam and Law on Succession 64

3 Islam and Labour Law 64

4 Charitable Networks 68

5 Intercultural Mediation 68

IV Islamic Identity in the Future: School and Education, Media 69

1 Islamic Educational Institutions 69

2 Islamic Religious Instruction 71

3 Islamic Education for Adults 76

4 Islamic Communication Networks 76

Muslims in GREECE / K. Tsitselikis 79

2 International Obligations 82

II Muslim Communities: "Old" to "New" Islam 83

1 National, Ethnic and Linguistic Diversity 83

2 Organisational Structures - Economical and Social Status 85

a) The Muslim Minority: The "Old Islam" 86

b) The Immigrant Communities: the "New Islam" 89

III Freedom of eligion 90

1 The Greek Law 91

2 The Islamic Institutions 92

3 Religious Instruction 95

IV Language Rights 96

1 The Minority Education in Thrace 96

2 Education of Muslim Immigrant Communities 100

V The Applicability of Islamic Law in Greece 102

1 The Mufti as a Judge 102

2 The Applicable Law 104

3 Muslims of non-Greek Citizenship 105

L'Islam en Espagne / J. Mantecon Sancho 109

I La presence islamique en Espagne 109

II La Commission Islamique d'Espagne 115

III Tentatives de reforme de la CIE 118

IV Les ministres du culte 121

V 'assistance religieuse 122

VI Cooperation economique de la part de l'Etat : exemptions fiscales 125

VII Alimentation islamique 126

VIII Mosquees et lieux de culte 128

IX Cimetieres 129

X Droit de la famille: le mariage 130

XI Fetes religieuses et conge hebdomadaire 132

XII Organisations charitables et d'assistance 134

XIII L'enseignement religieux islamique 135

XIV Autres aspects concernant l'enseignement 138

XV Moyens de communication islamiques 139

XVI Considerations finales 140

L'Islam en France / B. Basdevant-Gaudemet, F. Fregosi 143

I Islam et societe civile; structures 143

1 Apercus demographiques et sociologiques sur l'Islam en France 143

2 Le cadre juridique de base 146

3 La question de la regulation publique de l'Islam et les aleas de la representation du culte 152

4 L'abattage rituel 161

5 Les lieux de culte, mosquees et cimetieres 162

II Droit de la famille et droit du travail 167

1 Droit de la famille 168

2 Droit du travail 172

III Ecole, education, media 174

1 Islam et laicite de l'ecole publique 174

2 L'encadrement religieux musulman en France 176

3 Media 179

Islam in the European Union: Italy / R. Aluffi Beck Peccoz 181

II The basic concept 182

III Status of islamic communities 183

IV Ritual slaughtering 185

V Building mosques and cemeteries 186

VI Islamic enterprises 188

VI Islamic family law and State jurisdiction 189

VII Law of succession 192

VIII Labour law 193

IX Charitable networks 194

X Intercultural mediation 194

XI Islamic instruction and islamic education 195

XII Islamic education for adults 197

XIII Islamic communication networks 198

Islam and the European Union: The Austrian Way / M. Schmied, W. Wieshaider 199

I Social and Organisational Structures 199

1 The Social Facts 199

2 The Legal Status 202

3 The Internal Organisation 204

II Manifesting Islam in the public sphere 206

1 Mosques and Cemeteries 206

2 Ritual Slaughter 207

3 Communicating Islam in the Media 208

III Economic Issues 209

1 Islamic Banking 209

2 Labour and Trade 209

IV The Family 210

1 Family Law 210

2 Law of Succession 211

V Intercultural Mediation 212

VI Muslim Social Institutions 212

VII Education and Schools 213

1 Religious Instruction 213

2 Denominational Schools 215

3 Education of Religious Instructors and Preachers 215

Islam and the European Union: Report on the United Kingdom / U. Khaliq 219

I Islam and Civil Society: Organisational Structures of Islamic Communities 219

1 The Muslim Community in Great Britain 219

a) A Historical and Socio-Economic Introduction 219

b) Statistical Indicators 224

2 The Legal Status and Organisation of Muslim Communities in Great Britain 225

a) Theoretical and Practical Approaches of English Law concerning Minority Religions, including Islam 225

b) The Organisation of Muslim Communities in Great Britain 228

3 Ritual Slaughter 230

a) The Obligation of Ritual Slaughter in Islam 231

b) The Approach of English Law 231

c) Opposition to Ritual Slaughter 233

4 Provision for Mosques and Muslim Cemeteries 234

a) The Role of the Mosque in Islam and in British Society 234

b) The Law and Disputes Over Mosques 236

c) Muslim Cemeteries 240

5 Muslims as an Economic Factor 243

II Living in Western Societies: Family Law and Labour Law 244

1 Islamic Family Law and English Law 244

a) Islamic Family Relations and Recognition by the English Courts 244

b) Islamic Laws on Inheritance and English Law 249

3 Islam and Labour Law 250

4 Intercultural Mediation 253

III Islamic Identity in the Future: School and Education, Media 254

1 Religious Education and Schooling 254

a) Religion, Schools and the Law 256

2 Other-Religious Education 258

3 Islamic Education for Adults 260

4 Islamic Communication Networks and the Media 260.

ISBN:

9042914459

OCLC:

54365522