Imams in Western Europe

Hashas, Mohammed; Ruiter, J.J. de; Vinding, Niels Valdemar; Khalid, Hajji

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“…GWOT counterterrorism legislation provides government officials wide discretion to surveil Muslim communities across the world (Selod, 2018; Vermuelen, 2014). This involves establishing networks of agents and informants to report on Muslim mosques, schools, restaurants, bookshops, and other associations (e.g., monitoring the content of mosque sermons and dinner conversations) (Aaronson, 2013; Hashas et al, 2018, esp. 79–100, 143–164; Kundnani, 2014, pp.…”

Section: Post‐colonial Muslim Policymentioning

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“…European states have also sought to promote reformed Islam among migrants by creating a suitable religious infrastructure. These states have contributed funding for local reformist mosques, Islamic schools, community centers, and training programs for Muslim religious scholars (Haddad & Balz, 2008; Hashas et al., 2018, esp. 79–100, 143–164; also see Bowen, 2010; Bowen, 2016).…”

Section: Post‐colonial Muslim Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similar measures can be found today. Hence, European states surveil and shut down radical mosques, while deporting immigrant religious scholars who teach or preach against liberal values (Haddad & Balz, 2008; Hashas et al., 2018, esp. 79–100, 143–164; Vermuelen, 2014).…”

Section: Post‐colonial Muslim Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Liberalism's distinctive policy for governing Muslim populations: Human rights, religious reform, and counter‐terrorism from the colonial era until the present

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During the colonial era, liberal Western states established vast empires which came to encompass almost all of the world's Muslims. Western states worked out specific methods for governing Muslims, which were often referred to as "Muslim policy". Recent scholarship on Muslim policy exhibits several key trends. One is expansion of geographical scope, leading scholars to produce more comprehensive global accounts of Muslim policy. Another trend is expansion of temporal scope, leading scholars to systematically link colonial Muslim policy with the governance of Muslims in the post-colonial era. A final trend is the reevaluation of liberal governance. Accordingly, scholars argue that, contrary to conventional assumptions, liberal ideology allows for -or even encourages -imperialism, authoritarianism, ethnocentrism, and racism. The present article makes several new contributions. It provides a synthesis of recent studies on Muslim policy -giving special attention to the key trends mentioned above. Moreover, the article proposes a novel way of conceptualizing Muslim policy. It is argued that Muslim policy centers on three overlapping projects: (1) a "human rights" project (2) a "religious reform" project and (3) a security project akin to what is now known

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A Belgian Imam Training: Mission Impossible?

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2020

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Over the past decades, the number of (practicing) Muslims increased visibly in Belgium, but present Church-State regulations are not adequately adapted to accommodate the diversity of Muslim communities. This has also repercussions for the training of imams. In this contribution, I will briefly sketch the state of the art of this training in Belgium. In order to do so, I will start with an elaboration of Church-State relations in Belgium, where Islam has been one of the seven recognized religions since 1974. Subsequently, attention will be given to the local recognition of mosques and to recent changes on this matter. Furthermore, I will focus on the recent attempt to establish a ‘Belgian’ imam-training and on the reasons for its failure. Finally, some recommendations for improvement will be made.

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Imams in Western Europe

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Liberalism's distinctive policy for governing Muslim populations: Human rights, religious reform, and counter‐terrorism from the colonial era until the present

Liberalism's distinctive policy for governing Muslim populations: Human rights, religious reform, and counter‐terrorism from the colonial era until the present

A Belgian Imam Training: Mission Impossible?

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