Anotace
The aim of the course will be to get acquainted with fundamental facts, questions, controversies and theories related to the presence of Islam and Muslims in Europe.
Conditions:
- regular attendance
- reading of literature for each course, available on Moodle
- writing of regular notes or presentation of a text in class
- final essay
Main topics:
- A quick overview of the history of Muslims in Europe
- Islam in Europe: from enemy to an integral part
- Islam in the Balkans
- Different Islams of Europe: from liberals to conservatives
- What does integration of Muslims mean? Integration, assimilation, incorporation
- Muslim presence and European secular systems
- Muslim identity in Europe
- Controversies and conflicts: freedom of speech
- Islamophobia, discrimination and European Law
- What would a European Islam mean?
Recommeded literature:
Aziz Al-Azmeh, Effie Fokas: Islam in Europe: Diversity, Identity and Influence, Cambridge University
Arolda Elbasani, Olivier Roy, The Revival of Islam in the Balkans: From Identity to Religiosity, Palgrave 2015
Jocelyn Cesari, Muslims in the West after 9 11: Religion, Politics and Law, Routledge, 2010
Nilüfer Göle, Islam and Secularity: The Future of Europe's Public Sphere, Duke University 2015
Nilüfer Göle (ed.), Islam and Public Controversy in Europe, Ashgate 2013
Jytte Klausen, The Islamic Challenge. Politics and Religion in Western Europe. Oxford University Press 2005