Special issue Religions: call for papers – Muslim Minority in Europe

Dear Colleagues,

What makes a Muslim minority in Europe? This question can be approached in different ways, which all have a long history in Europe and in Islam. As many European Muslim communities are divided along ethnic and intra-Islamic lines, we can, for example, look as to how specific ethnic Muslim communities are constructed in relation to other Muslim communities on a local, national, or transnational level or in relation to wider society; or how Muslims are regarded as of minor importance in relation to the idealized visions of the nation-state, if not being completely at odds with those visions; or how Muslims as minorities are able to empower themselves and achieve recognition as minorities with particular rights; or the specific arrangements that construct minority and majority formations (minoritization/majoritization). These different questions point to minority as a kaleidoscope of religio-racial forms governance, (minority) rights, internal and external identity politics, and emancipation and empowerment (Büyüksaraç 2017).

This Special Issue’s aims are twofold: first, to explore how European nation-states have constructed majorities and minorities and how (specific formations of) Muslims are positioned in these fields and, second, how Muslims have responded to the creation of minority/majority formations, in which they find themselves.

If you want more information and/or contribute, see RELIGIONS.