Antisemitismus und die Transformation des Nationalen. Eine Einleitung

In: Osterreichische Zeitschrift fur Politikwissenschaft, Heft 4, S. 383-385

Abstract

Three sets of problems are outlined involving the demand for acknowledgment of Islamic symbolism & practices in Europe: the relationship of religion & state, Islam & liberal democracy; & religious & cultural pluralism. It seems that it is one of the great political challenges to reconcile the basic principles of democracy, such as individual freedom of religion & gender equality, without hierarchical organization. The contributions to this journal define the broad field of political & social preoccupation with the public-political role of Islam -- the question of representation of Islam in western European print media, the problem of regulating Islamic headscarves, the construction of religious identities within the context of integration policies, as well as the formation of Islamic religious education at public schools. References. E. Sanchez