Muslims in the West After 9/11: Religion, Law and Politics

Jocelyne Cesari

2009

Since 9/11 and the Madrid and London bombings of 2004 and 2005, the Muslim presence in Europe and the United States has become a major political concern. Many have raised questions regarding potential links between Western Muslims, radical Islam, and terrorism. Whatever the justification of such concerns, it is insufficient to address the subject of Muslims in the West from an exclusively counter-terrorist perspective. Based on empirical studies of Muslims in the US and Western Europe, this edited volume posits the situation of Muslim minorities in a broader reflection on the status of liberalism in Western foreign policies. The book also explores the changes in immigration policies, multiculturalism, and secularism that have been shaped by the new international context of the 'war on terror'.

Table of Contents
    Introduction - Jocelyne Cesari
Part 1: Overview: Muslims in Europe and the US
    1. Securitization of Islam in Europe - Jocelyne Cesari
    2. Muslims in America - Jane Smith
Part 2: Anti-Terrorism and International Constraints
    3. The War on Terror and the Muslims in the West - Mahmood Monshipouri
    4. Bush’s Political Fundamentalism and the "War" against Militant Islam: The     US-European Divide - Dirk Nabers
    5. The Liberal Roots of the American Empire - Michael C. Desch
Part 3: Influence of International Constraints on Politics, Law and Religion in the West
    6. Welcoming Muslims into the Nation: Tolerance Politics and Integration in     Germany - Frank Peter
    7. Shari’a and the Future of Secular Europe - Jocelyne Cesari
    8. American Muslims at the Dawn of the 21st Century: Hope and Pessimism in     the Drive for Civic and Political Inclusion - Louise Cainkar
    9. The Concept of the Muslim Enemy in the Public Discourse - Reim Spielhaus     and Yasemin Schooman
    10. Islamic Radicalism in Europe - Farhad Khosrokhavar

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