Islam and Public Controversy in Europe

Nilüfer Göle is Professor of Sociology at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris.She is the author of Islam in Europe: The Lure of Fundamentalism and the Allure of Cosmopolitanism and The Forbidden Modern: Civilization and Veiling.

• Part 1 Controversies and Publics; Chapter 1 Introduction, Nilüfer Göle; Chapter 2 How Do You Become Contemporary? On Controversies and Common Sense, Olivier Remaud; Chapter 3 Secularism and/or Cosmopolitanism, Etienne Balibar; Part 2 Public Islam, Piety and Secularity; Chapter 4 Self, Islam and Secular Public Spaces, Jocelyne Cesari; Chapter 5 The Mosque and the European City, Nebahat Avc?o?lu; Chapter 6 Conflicts over Mosques in Europe, Stefano Allievi; Chapter 7 The Secular Embodiments of Face-Veil Controversies across Europe, Schirin Amir-Moazami; Part 3 Islam, Art and the European Imaginary; Chapter 8 Representing Prophets and Saints in Islam, Silvia Naef; Chapter 9 Islam in the Mirror of Our Phantasms, John V. Tolan; Chapter 10 The Case of the Danish Cartoons Controversy, Sune Lægaard; Chapter 11 Halal Arts, Jeanette S. Jouili; Part 4 Halal, Sharia and Secular Law; Chapter 12 The British Debate over Sharia Councils, Jean Philippe Bras; Chapter 13 Ethics and Affects in British Sharia Councils, Julie Billaud; Chapter 14 The Eclectic Usage of Halal and Conflicts of Authority, Rachid Id Yassine; Chapter 15 Animal Rights Movements and Ritual Slaughtering, Florence Bergeaud-Blackler; Chapter 16 Halal Circle, Simone Maddanu; Part 5 European Genealogies of Islam and Politics of Memory; Chapter 17 Medieval Spain and the Integration of Memory (On the Unfinished Project of Pre-Modernity), Gil Anidjar; Chapter 18 The Contemporary Afterlife of Moorish Spain, Charles Hirschkind; Chapter 19 Fugitive or Cosmopolitan, Halide Velio?lu;

’Nilufer Gole and her colleagues present an incisive intervention in the considerable and growing literature on Muslims in Europe. This volume goes beyond particular instances of the participation of Muslims in public space to exploring the roles and agency of Muslims in reshaping various national public spheres as well as the evolving, and contested, processes of Europeanization. The central and constructive role of public controversy is the lens through which social life and practices are examined and the public sphere is put to the test of democracy.’ Seteney Shami, Social Science Research Council, USA and The Arab Council for the Social Sciences, Lebanon Translated from the review, originally published in French: 'As a whole this book provides an interesting contribution to the understanding and analysis of practices related to Islam in Europe today, proposing in particular operational concepts and sheds new light on controversies and debates often characterized and summarized in terms too simplistic.' Lectures 'This book is a necessary read for those who are interested in topics related to religious pluralism, immigration, socio-legal integration, and Muslim diaspora. However, due to the clarity of its exposition, scholars and students who are not familiar with the above-mentioned topics will benefit from reading this volume.' Allegra 'This is a work university libraries should certainly purchase for students studying aspects of the new Muslim presence in Europe, whether for courses in politics, social sciences, history, comparative law, religious studies or anthropology. ... The strengths of the work are considerable.' Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations