The twelve million Muslims living in western and eastern (non-CIS) Europe are confronted with the combined, localised effects of xenophobia, nationalism, an historical stigma attached to Islam and a contemporary fear of the 'global Islamic threat'. In resistance, a variety of Muslim groups throughout Europe have developed a 'politics of religion and community' calling for equal treatment of Muslim minorities in the public sphere. This volume provides insights into these groups and activities, their histories, ideologies, organizations and modes of representation.

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List of Maps - List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Chapter Summaries - Introduction: Islam in Europe and the Politics of Religion and Community; S.Vertovec & C.Peach - Islamic Groups in Europe; G.Kepel - PART 1: LONG-STANDING PRESENCE - The Balkan Muslim Communities in the Post-Communist Period; A.Popovic - Religion, Identity and Political Conflict in a Pomak Village in Northern Greece; Y.Frangopoulos - The Muslim Minority in Poland; B.Szajkowski - PART 2: NEW FORMATIONS - The Bradford Council of Mosques and the Search for Muslim Unity; P.Lewis - Tablight Jamaat and the Deobandi Mosques in Britain; J.King - The Political Culture of the 'Beurs'; R.Leveau - Islamic Vision and Social Reality; W.Schiffauer - PART 3: NEW REPRESENTATIONS -To What Extent is the Swedish Muslim Religious?; A.Sander - Muslim Minorities in Italy and Their Image in Italian Media; S.Allievi - The Islamic Broadcasting Foundation in the Netherlands; N.Landman - Turkish Islamic Associations in Germany and the Issue of European Citizenship; V.Amiraux - Afterword - Muslims in Europe into the Next Millenium; J.Nielsen - Index