Islam in Liberal Europe: Freedom, Equality, and Intolerance

By Kai Hafez and Kai Hafez Professor of International and Comparative Media and Communication Studies

Islam in "Liberal" Europe provides the first comprehensive overview of the political and social status of Islam and of Muslim migrants in Europe. In addition to offering a critical assessment of positive and negative trends in Islamic-Western relations, Kai Hafez also engages in a theoretical debate revolving around integration, tolerance, multicultural liberalism, and modern liberal democracy. Assessing Islamophobia as it is manifested in politics, society, media, academia, school, and churches, the author debates the question of whether liberal society in Europe, in order to avoid a growing gap between integrative politics and discriminatory societies, needs a complete renewal not only of political ideologies but also of cultures and institutions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442229519
• ISBN13: 9781442229518
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.1"