Ednan Aslan is the Chair of the Institute for Islamic Studies and Islamic Religious Education in the Centre for Teacher Education at the University of Vienna.Margaret Rausch is an independent scholar and author of numerous articles and books on gender, authority, Islamic education, and Sufism, and is currently teaching Islamic Studies at Rockhurst University.

• Contents: Margaret Rausch: Introduction: Secularism and Islamic Education in Western and Post-Communist Societies – Ednan Aslan: Approaches to the Concept of Secularism from the Perspective of Muslims – Samim Akgönül: Religious Education and Education about Religion: Preliminary Reflections – Eileen M. Daily: Catholic Religious Education in the Secular Society of the United States – Margaret Rausch: Secularism and the Muslim Presence in the United States – Martin Rothgangel: Religious Education in Secular Germany from an Evangelical Perspective – Aysun Yasar: Islamic Instruction in Public Schools in Germany: Expectations and Challenges – Johan Meuleman: Islam and Education in the Netherlands – Jenny Berglund: Islamic Education in Sweden – Muhamed Ali: Educational Activities of Turkey in the Balkans in the Post-Cold War Period – Vitalii Khromets: Islamic Education in Ukraine: Challenges and Future – Denys Brylov: Islamic Education Between Tradition and Modernization: The Ukrainian Example – Nedzad Grabus: Islamic Cultural Centers in a Secular Society: Mosque Building in Ljubljana – Dmitry Shmonin: Theology in Secular and Denominational Universities in Contemporary Russia: Problems and Prospects for the Development of Religious Education – Makhach Musayev: Islamic Education in Dagestan – Leyla Almazova: Islamic Education in Contemporary Tatarstan – Lala Aliyeva: A History of Islamic Education in Azerbaijan – Anisa Borubaeva: The Situation of Religion and Education in Kyrgyzstan – Zaur G. Djalilov: Islamic Education in Kazakhstan.