ABSTRACT
A conspicuous feature of the modern world is the deterritorialization of culture. Whereas cultures used to be more or less firmly anchored in their respective geographical locations, they have now started drifting. Swedish culture, for instance, was confined to a part of the Scandinavian peninsula. Now you find it in small enclaves all over the world. The same goes for religion. Buddhism used to be located in certain parts of Asia. Now you also find it thriving at many Western addresses. Islam is an even better example. Individual Muslims have left Dar al-Islam in great numbers to take up residence in what used to be called Dar al-Harb, especially Europe. In Western Europe, for instance, the number of immigrant Muslims and their children lies somewhere between six and eight million. In countries like France and England, Islam has become the second most important religion and a similar situation will soon prevail in several other European countries.
