Introduction

Abstract

This book provides the most comprehensive and reliable picture of Muslims in Europe. It deals with the issues of Islam and Muslims historically as well as in contemporary Europe. Part 1 discusses the philosophical concerns that define the norms both of European policies and of Muslim dynamics with regards to pluralism in this context, taking a broad, general overview of the different frameworks. It examines religious diversity and multiculturalism, as well as Muslims as minorities in fiqh. Part 2 focuses on contemporary European Union law on religious minorities, which offers a purely European perspective on Europe's Muslim communities. It looks at religious discrimination against Muslims and fiqh in modern Europe. Part 3 includes a case study of Muslims in the United Kingdom.