February 28, 2014 A German-Canadian study dealing with “antisemitic and anti-muslim attitudes and prejudices by students” was presented last week in the Jewish Museum of Berlin. One of the scholars conducting the study, the educational scientist Wassilis Kassis, explained the goals of the collaborative study, which took place between the University of Osnabrück and…
Conspicuously, Islam has become a key issue in most European societies with respect to issues of immigration, integration, identity, values and inland security. As the mere presence of Muslim minorities fails to explain these debates convincingly, new questions need to be asked: how did Islam become a topic? Who takes part in the debates? How…
While Islam has been firmly placed on the global agenda since 9/11, and continues to occupy a prominent place in media discourse, attention has recently begun to shift towards European Muslims, or “as some would prefer to say” Muslims in Europe. Apart from the usual concerns, mostly articulated in the media, on the radicalization of…
Iben Helqvist Research Assistant Centre for Social Entrepreneurship Roskilde University Universitetsvej 1 4000 Roskilde Denmark [email protected] Area of Expertise: – Muslim interest groups – Political representation of Muslim minorities – Muslim civil societies in Scandinavia, Germany and the US CV available here Narrative bio: Iben Helqvist holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Roskilde…
This book is the first systematic attempt to study the situation of European and American Muslims after 9/11, and to present a comprehensive analysis of their religious, political, and legal situations. Since 9/11, and particularly since the Madrid and London bombings of 2004 and 2005, the Muslim presence in Europe and the United States has…
