Fight Islamophobia in Europe? Less Islam and Muslims and More Citizenship!

Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, the overmediatization of Islam and Muslims in Europe has only worsened the perception of them and relationships with them. Communities have been stigmatized by the media because of inappropriate behaviours attributable to many players in the game. All...

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Auteur principal: Lathion, Stéphane 1966- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Taylor & Francis [2015]
Dans: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Année: 2015, Volume: 26, Numéro: 2, Pages: 133-144
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
BJ Islam
KBA Europe de l'Ouest
TK Époque contemporaine
Sujets non-standardisés:B Islam
B Europe
B Citizenship
B Islamophobia
B Musulman
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
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Résumé:Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, the overmediatization of Islam and Muslims in Europe has only worsened the perception of them and relationships with them. Communities have been stigmatized by the media because of inappropriate behaviours attributable to many players in the game. All this fear of Islam (Islamophobia) has increasingly transformed into an attitude of rejection towards this paradoxically close and distant Other, which has become a sort of “enemy.” Islam is essentially perceived through the claims of a quite visible minority who believe they have the potential to call into question “European values” (to be defined) in the name of their faith, which is considered by some as aggressive and in search of conquest.This article proposes a change of focus towards being more creative when speaking about Muslims and favouring a more civic approach. Before being Muslims, they are people who enjoy a legal framework that assures them of their dignity and their individual freedom in exchange for fulfilling their civic duties towards the State and their fellow citizens.
ISSN:1469-9311
Contient:Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09596410.2014.991137