Europe’s Muslims: Challenges and Misconceptions

Months after the “Charlie Hebdo” attacks, questions remain about Europe’s Islamic communities. How strong is the lure of groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS for Islamic youth in France or the UK? Why do so many Muslims, including those born and raised in affluent European states, feel disconnected from their societies? Georgetown’s Jocylene Cesari and University of Michigan’s Juan Cole take a nuanced look at these misunderstood communities.

For complete audio and transcript and video clips from Cesari’s talk, please go here: http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/studio/multimedia/20150414b/index.html

For Cole’s talk, please go here: http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/studio/multimedia/20150413/index.html

Photo Credit: Francisco Osorio: https://www.flickr.com/photos/francisco_osorio/4977990504; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

 

 

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