Countering Islamophobia in Europe

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The treatment of Muslims is the touchstone of contemporary European racism across its many nations and localities. We make a definitive case for two arguments in this book: firstly, the recognition of the accelerating and pervasive nature of Islamophobia in this region; and secondly, recognition that this process is being, can be, and will be challenged by counter-narratives that make the claim for Muslim humanity, plurality, space and justice. This book draws on new evidence from eight national contexts to provide an innovative kit of counter-narratives, which were presented and well received at the European Parliament in September 2018, and subsequently launched across Europe in national workshops in selected states. A synergy between leading academic researchers and the Islamic Human Rights Commission, Countering Islamophobia in Europe will be of value to EU institutions, governments and policy-makers, NGOs and media organisations, as well as researchers of multiculturalism, Islam, Muslims and immigration. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introduction (Ian Law, S. Sayyid, Arzu Merali, Amina Easat-Daas)....Pages 1-8 Islamophobia as a Key Contextual Factor in Human Rights Adjudication (Ilias Trispiotis)....Pages 9-41 Countering Islamophobia in the UK (Arzu Merali)....Pages 43-77 Countering Islamophobia in Greece (Matthildi Chatzipanagiotou, Iason Zarikos)....Pages 79-122 Countering Islamophobia in Hungary (Zsuzsanna Vidra)....Pages 123-151 Countering Islamophobia in the Czech Republic (Karel Čada, Veronika Frantová)....Pages 153-181 Countering Islamophobia in Portugal (Marta Araújo, Silvia Rodríguez Maeso, Max Ruben Ramos)....Pages 183-212 Countering Islamophobia in France (Andrea Bila)....Pages 213-251 Countering Islamophobia in Belgium (Elsa Mescoli)....Pages 253-287 Countering Islamophobia in Germany (Luis Manuel Hernández Aguilar)....Pages 289-322 A New Counter-Islamophobia Kit (Ian Law, S. Sayyid, Amina Easat-Daas)....Pages 323-360 Back Matter ....Pages 361-368