Muslims in the West : from sojourners to citizens / editor, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck, 1935-

Contributor:

Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck, 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims--Non-Muslim countries--Social conditions--20th century.

Muslims.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 318 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Summary:

Today, Muslims are the second largest religious group in much of Europe and North America. The essays in this collection look both at the impact of the growing Muslim population on Western societies, and how Muslims are adapting to life in the West. Part I looks at the Muslim diaspora inEurope, comprising essays on Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, and the Netherlands. Part II turns to the Western Hemisphere and Muslims in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Throughout, the authors contend with such questions as: Can Muslims retain their faith andidentity and at the same time accept and function within the secular and pluralistic traditions of Europe and America? What are the limits of Western pluralism? Will Muslims come to be fully accepted as fellow citizens with equal rights? An excellent guide to the changing landscape of Islam, thisvolume is an indispensable introduction to the experiences of Muslims in the West, and the diverse responses of their adopted countries.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Contributors

Introduction

PART I: CARVING UP MUSLIM SPACE IN WESTERN EUROPE

1 Islamophobia and Muslim Recognition in Britain

2 Islam in France: The Shaping of a Religious Minority

3 The Turks in Germany: From Sojourners to Citizens

4 Islam in Switzerland: Fragmented Accommodation in a Federal Country

5 Integration through Islam? Muslims in Norway

6 From "People's Home" to "Multiculturalism": Muslims in Sweden

7 Globalization in Reverse and the Challenge of Integration: Muslims in Denmark

8 Muslims in Italy

9 Islam in the Netherlands

10 Islam and Muslims in Europe: A Silent Revolution toward Rediscovery

PART II: MUSLIMS IN AMERICAN PUBLIC SPACE

11 Muslims in American Public Life

12 Representation of Islam in the Language of Law: Some Recent U.S. Cases

13 Interface between Community and State: U.S. Policy toward the Islamists

14 Multiple Identities in a Pluralistic World: Shi'ism in America

15 South Asian Leadership of American Muslims

16 Continental African Muslim Immigrants in the United States: A Historical and Sociological Perspective

17 Crescent Dawn in the Great White North: Muslim Participation in the Canadian Public Sphere

18 Mexican Muslims in the Twentieth Century: Challenging Stereotypes and Negotiating Space

Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-309) and index.

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ISBN:

9780198033752

0198033753

9781280481758

1280481757

9780195148060

0195148061

9780195185171

019518517X

9780199849277

0199849277

9780190287375

0190287373

OCLC:

476025369