
State, Religion and Muslims
Between Discrimination and Protection at the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Levels
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 5. March 2020
Book
Hardback
634 pages
978-90-04-42145-5 (ISBN)
Description
State, Religion and Muslims: Between Discrimination and Protection at the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Levels brings together academics from different disciplines and offers an in-depth analysis of discrimination in specific areas of life which affects Muslims in Western countries. The volume undertakes a comprehensive examination of the discriminatory practices across 12 countries while situating them in their institutional frameworks.
Exploring critical aspects of discrimination against Muslims - in areas such as education, employment, exercise of religion, state relations with religious communities as well as hate crime and hate speech - the volume shows the prevalence of individual, structural and institutional discrimination against Muslims living in Western countries.
Contributors are: Amina Easat-Daas, Andrea Pin, Beesan Sarrouh, Camille Vallier, Dieter Schiendlauer, Eva Brems, Ineke van der Valk, Ksenija Sabec, Maja Pucelj, Mario Peucker, Mosa Sayed, Nesa Zimmermann, Niels Valdemar Vinding and Safa ben Saad.
Exploring critical aspects of discrimination against Muslims - in areas such as education, employment, exercise of religion, state relations with religious communities as well as hate crime and hate speech - the volume shows the prevalence of individual, structural and institutional discrimination against Muslims living in Western countries.
Contributors are: Amina Easat-Daas, Andrea Pin, Beesan Sarrouh, Camille Vallier, Dieter Schiendlauer, Eva Brems, Ineke van der Valk, Ksenija Sabec, Maja Pucelj, Mario Peucker, Mosa Sayed, Nesa Zimmermann, Niels Valdemar Vinding and Safa ben Saad.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1021 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-42145-5 (9789004421455)
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Persons
Melek Saral is a research fellow at SOAS, University of London. Melek received her Ph.D. from the University of Munich in the field of political science. She studied political science, law, and history at the University of Munich, the University of Bradford, and the European University Institute.
Serif Onur Bahcecik is working as assistant professor at the Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. He holds a PhD degree from Carleton University, Canada in political science.
Serif Onur Bahcecik is working as assistant professor at the Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. He holds a PhD degree from Carleton University, Canada in political science.
Content
??List of Tables
??Abbreviations
??Notes on Contributors
??Introduction: Muslims Between Discrimination and Protection at the Legislative. Executive and Judicial Levels in Western Countries
???Melek Saral
?1 Austria: Austria - Oscillating Between Acceptance, Ignorance, and Hostility
??Dieter Schindlauer
?2 Belgium: Discrimination against Muslims in Belgium
??Eva Brems
?3 Canada: Muslims' Rights in Canada: The Limits of an "outstanding" Legal Protection
??Safa Ben Saad
?4 Denmark: Discrimination of Muslims in Denmark
??Niels Valdemar Vinding
?5 France: State, Religion and Muslims: Between Discrimination and Protection at the Legislative. Executive and Judicial Levels - A Case Study of France
??Amina Easat-Daas
?6 Germany: Discrimination against Muslims in Germany: Persistent Challenges and Ambiguous State Responses in a Reluctantly Multicultural Society
??Mario Peucker
?7 Italy: Islam in Italy
??Andrea Pin
?8 The Netherlands: Discrimination and Anti-discrimination of Muslims in the Netherlands, an Institutional Approach
??Ineke van der Valk
?9 Slovenia: Muslims in Slovenia - Exemplary Legislative Framework and Deficient Executive and Judicial Anti-discrimination Practices
??Ksenija Sabec and Maja Pucelj
?10 Sweden: State, Religion and Muslims: Between Discrimination and Protection at the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Levels in Sweden
??Mosa Sayed
?11 Switzerland: The Case of Switzerland
??Nesa Zimmermann and Camille Vallier
?12 United Kingdom: Protected and Precarious: Muslims in the United Kingdom
??Beesan T. Sarrouh
?13 State, Religion and Muslims Between Discrimination and Protection at the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Levels: An overview
??Serif Onur Bahcecik
??Index
??Abbreviations
??Notes on Contributors
??Introduction: Muslims Between Discrimination and Protection at the Legislative. Executive and Judicial Levels in Western Countries
???Melek Saral
?1 Austria: Austria - Oscillating Between Acceptance, Ignorance, and Hostility
??Dieter Schindlauer
?2 Belgium: Discrimination against Muslims in Belgium
??Eva Brems
?3 Canada: Muslims' Rights in Canada: The Limits of an "outstanding" Legal Protection
??Safa Ben Saad
?4 Denmark: Discrimination of Muslims in Denmark
??Niels Valdemar Vinding
?5 France: State, Religion and Muslims: Between Discrimination and Protection at the Legislative. Executive and Judicial Levels - A Case Study of France
??Amina Easat-Daas
?6 Germany: Discrimination against Muslims in Germany: Persistent Challenges and Ambiguous State Responses in a Reluctantly Multicultural Society
??Mario Peucker
?7 Italy: Islam in Italy
??Andrea Pin
?8 The Netherlands: Discrimination and Anti-discrimination of Muslims in the Netherlands, an Institutional Approach
??Ineke van der Valk
?9 Slovenia: Muslims in Slovenia - Exemplary Legislative Framework and Deficient Executive and Judicial Anti-discrimination Practices
??Ksenija Sabec and Maja Pucelj
?10 Sweden: State, Religion and Muslims: Between Discrimination and Protection at the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Levels in Sweden
??Mosa Sayed
?11 Switzerland: The Case of Switzerland
??Nesa Zimmermann and Camille Vallier
?12 United Kingdom: Protected and Precarious: Muslims in the United Kingdom
??Beesan T. Sarrouh
?13 State, Religion and Muslims Between Discrimination and Protection at the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Levels: An overview
??Serif Onur Bahcecik
??Index