ABSTRACT
Making European Muslims provides an in-depth examination of what it means to be a young Muslim in Europe today, where the assumptions, values and behavior of the family and those of the majority society do not always coincide. Focusing on the religious socialization of Muslim children at home, in semi-private Islamic spaces such as mosques and Quran schools, and in public schools, the original contributions to this volume focus largely on countries in northern Europe, with a special emphasis on the Nordic region, primarily Denmark. Case studies demonstrate the ways that family life, public education, and government policy intersect in the lives of young Muslims and inform their developing religious beliefs and practices. Mark Sedgwick’s introduction provides a framework for theorizing Muslimness in the European context, arguing that Muslim children must navigate different and sometimes contradictory expectations and demands on their way to negotiating a European Muslim identity.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |17 pages
Introduction
part |55 pages
Islamic Religious Socialization
chapter |18 pages
Islam in the Family
chapter |17 pages
“Freedom Has Destroyed the Somali Family”
part |88 pages
Government Policies
chapter |28 pages
Religion and Citizenship in France and Germany
chapter |18 pages
Negotiating Identity, Difference and Citizenship in Finnish Islamic Religious Education
part |63 pages
Public Schools
chapter |22 pages
Being a Good, Relaxed or Exaggerated Muslim
chapter |18 pages
Muslimness and Prayer
part |42 pages
Alternative Spaces