Today there are at least 15 million people in Western Europe who adhere to the Muslim faith or have close cultural or other affiliations with the Islamic world. Indeed; in the course of a few decades; Islam has emerged as Europe's second religion; after Christianity. What is remarkable about this phenomenon is that it has occurred gradually; generally peacefully; and; in some measure; as a consequence of the economic needs of European countries.Despite some difficulties; Islam is slowly but inexorably becoming part of Europe's social; cultural; and; to some degree; political landscape. The question today is not can Islam be uprooted and expelled from European soil; as was done six centuries ago during the period of Reconquista in Spain; but rather what is the best way of accommodating Islam in Europe and establishing cooperative relations between Muslims and the followers of other religious and/or secular value systems. This volume examines the situation and attempts to provide answers to these questions through a country-by-country analysis by recognized experts from each of the Western European nations examined. An invaluable resource and text for scholars; students; and other researchers involved with Islamic and European Studies.
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