Islam and modernity : Muslims in Europe and the United States

Abstract

Publisher's description: It is a difficult time right now for the Muslim diaspora throughout the United States and Europe. Geroge W. Bush's 'war on terror' is seen through much of the Muslim world as a war on Islam. This has complex repercussions for Muslims living in the West. Tensions and anxieties are running high as many Muslims in America and Europe are caught in a climate of social unrest, much of it compounded by living in the spotlight of the media. This book generates a fresh perspective on the problematic relationship between Islam and the West in the light of an increasingly vocal Muslim diaspora in Europe and the United States.