Abstract
Today's Muslim world is beyond the periscope of Muslim majority societies and rather inclusive of the ever growing Muslim communities in the West. The ongoing predicaments in the Muslim societies might though be contemporary but inextricable from the bequeathed European legacies in these societies. Although, European formal administration of the Muslim world is past historical reality, nonetheless, should Europe take responsibility for the happenings in the Muslim world? In the post-Cold War era, how much similarities and dissimilarities can be drawn in the EU and the US foreign policies and actions towards the Muslims. The post 9/11 developments indicate visible signs of approaches and opinions in the EU countries towards some of the issues of the Muslim World – more so in the case of Palestine, Iraq Syria and Iran – ostensibly independent of Washington. Should the European gestures be taken as goodwill and pragmatism or other side of the coin in the US foreign policy? Would there be any degree of correlation between affairs of European Muslims and the larger Muslim societies? The need for greater mutual understanding between the EU and the Muslim countries as well as the OIC, is evident.
Highlights
The idea of the Muslim societies is associated with the Muslim majority countries, stretching from the Fertile Crescent and the Gulf region, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Eurasia till the Arab dominated North Africa, West Africa and the horn of Africa
Policy Perspectives epicenter of the Muslim world being the fountain of Islam as a religion and of recent challenged by numerous issues,2 resolving its concern, will resonate with the rest of the Muslim societies
Using the platform of Intercultural Dialogue, OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu in 2012 reminded European delegates the exigency of protecting the structure of multicultural society and ensuring that intercultural and interfaith dialogues remain alive regardless of the rise of rightist tendency in Europe.79. Both organizations reiterated the intent of mutual cooperation on spectrum of mutually sensitive issues, which include “dialogue between the Muslim world and the EU, protecting Muslim minorities, counterterrorism and security, the media, radicalism, Islamophobia, immigration, and other challenges that both organizations might face in the future.” 80
Summary
Abstract [Today’s Muslim world is beyond the periscope of Muslim majority societies and rather inclusive of the ever growing Muslim communities in the West. In the post-Cold War era, how much similarities and dissimilarities can be drawn in the EU and the US foreign policies and actions towards the Muslims. The post 9 / 11 developments indicate visible signs of approaches and opinions in the EU countries towards some of the issues of the Muslim World – more so in the case of Palestine, Iraq Syria and Iran – ostensibly independent of Washington. Should the European gestures be taken as goodwill and pragmatism or other side of the coin in the US foreign policy? Would there be any degree of correlation between affairs of European Muslims and the larger Muslim societies? Should the European gestures be taken as goodwill and pragmatism or other side of the coin in the US foreign policy? Would there be any degree of correlation between affairs of European Muslims and the larger Muslim societies? The need for greater mutual understanding between the EU and the Muslim countries as well as the OIC, is evident. – Eds.]
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