ABSTRACT
The position of Islamic organizations among immigrants in Western-Europe has received increasing attention from social scientists as well as the public. The analysis of organizational development and interest struggle among Muslims can make use of existing general theoretical frameworks rather than develop ones specific to only Muslims or migrants. The main difference between the two variants of social movements is that the former takes a specific cultural, religious or political identity as a starting point, whereas the latter is more concerned with the mobilization of resources for a specific goal. Collective action in defence of collective interests is mainly the result of well-chosen rational strategies by collective actors, bounded by specific societal and political contexts. Organizational development among Turkish Muslims reached a new dimension when several religio-ideological movements started to operate among Turkish Muslims in Europe. The Netherlands have become the main point of reference in constructing Islamic identity.
