Islam in Denmark : the challenge of diversity /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Nielsen, Jørgen S.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2012]
Subjects:	Muslims > Denmark. Muslims > Social conditions > Denmark. Muslims > Denmark > Cultural assimilation. Muslims > Denmark > Ethnic identity. Islam > Denmark. Denmark > Ethnic relations.

Table of Contents:

Setting the scene / Jørgen S. Nielsen
Denmark, Islam and Muslims : socio-economic dynamics and the art of becoming / Jørgen Bæk Simonsen
Muslims in Denmark : a critical evaluation of estimation / Brian Arly Jacobsen
Religion and state : recognition of Islam and related legislation / Lisbet Christoffersen
Mosques and organizations / Lene Kühle
Nørrebro and "Muslimness" : a neighborhood caught between national mythscapes and local engagement / Garbi Schmidt
How did "the Muslim pupil" become Muslim? : Danish state schooling and 'the migrant pupils' since the 1970s / Mette Buchardt
Gender as a tool in Danish debates about Muslims / Rikke Andreassen
Conversion to Islam in Denmark / Tina Jensen and Kate Østergaard
Muslims as a Danish security issue / Mona Kanwal Sheikh and Manni Crone
"To be something" : the role of religion in the formation of protest identity among ethnic minority youth / Lissi Rasmussen
Counseling in the Health Service / Naveed Baig
Interreligious relations / Safet Bektovic
Towards a European understanding of Islam / Abdul Wahid Pedersen.