Islamic Organizations in Europe and the USA: A Multidisciplinary Perspective

Front Matter....Pages N1-xvi
Multidisciplinary Research on Islamic Organizations: Heterogeneous Organizational Forms, Strategies, and Practices....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Islamic Organizations in Poland: From Monopoly to Pluralism....Pages 13-36
Civil Liberties or Civil Rights? Muslim American Advocacy Organizations....Pages 37-53
Divided or Conquered: The Challenges of Organizational Life for Muslims in the UK and Spain....Pages 54-75
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
The Impact of Public Debates on Muslim Representatives in Western Europe: The Agenda Setting Function of Mass Media....Pages 79-94
Negotiating the Visibility of Islam in Switzerland: An Ethnographic Perspective on the Conflicts Involved with Building Projects for Mosques....Pages 95-110
Islamic Organizations in the Baltic States: Commonalities and Differences....Pages 111-128
Not Quite In, Not Quite Out: Islamic Organizations in France and Germany and Their Ties to Their States of Origin....Pages 129-149
Neither Omnipotent nor a Paper Tiger: The Federation of the Alevi Communities in Germany and the Dynamics of Its Multidimensional Area of Activity....Pages 150-166
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Imams in Flanders, Belgium: Toward the First Flemish Imams....Pages 169-185
Religious Practices of DITIB Mosque Community Members: Perspectives from Germany....Pages 186-202
Identities, Islamophobia, and the State: Diverse Perspectives and Experiences of Muslim Civic Actors from Islamic Organizations in the UK....Pages 203-223
The Gülen Movement in Western Europe and the USA....Pages 224-241
Conclusion: Similarities and Differences of Islamic Organizations in Europe and the USA....Pages 242-252
Back Matter....Pages 253-258