French political scientist Olivier Roy is one of the foremost European experts on Islam. His new book, “Holy Ignorance. When Religion and Culture Diverge”, will soon be published in English. Eren Güvercin spoke with Roy about the current Islam debate in Europe
Izzedin Elzir, the newly elected president of the Union of the Islamic Communities in Italy (UCOII), has stated that Italian language must be adopted by all the imams. The moderate leader that is also attentive to the interfaith dialogue wants to loosen the traditional tie of its association with the Muslim Brotherhood. He underlined some…
The growth of immigrant Muslim communities and the concern for the spread of extremism amongst Muslim youth has provided impetus for standardized education programs in Islam across nearly all of Western Europe. This need is currently being addressed through policies that reflect the unique political and cultural contexts currently surrounding Islam in each nation. While…
Demographics [Return to top] Italy’s National Institute for Statistics (Instituto Nazionale di Stastica) does not collect data deemed as “sensitive,” which includes data on religious affiliation of its citizens. However, unofficial data from 2006 estimates that between 723,188 and one million Muslims live in the country.1 The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office estimates that 825,000…
The report by sociologist G_rard Bouchard and philosopher Charles Taylor, based on their reasonable accommodation debates in the province, states that there is a problem of perception and not a problem with integrating immigrants. Bouchard and Taylor claim that both the francophone and immigrant communities must come together in a moral contract to ensure social…
