Misrecognizing Muslim consciousness in Europe
Nasar Meer
It is widely accepted that the category of ‘Muslim’ in Europe patterned by a variety subjective and objective features. Despite internal difference, some argue there emerges something overarching furnishes Muslims with collective sense self, evidenced empirically observable Muslim identities at local, national supra-national levels. Amongst those who share this view least three prevailing interpretations have emerged. The first theologically grounded but socially iterative. maintains Europe’s are redefining Islam context their as European result ‘Euro-Islam’, illustrated how home while being guided renewed Islamic doctrine. A second interpretation ‘Muslim subject’ can be described ‘Eurabia’ trajectory. This predicts numerical cultural domination Islam. third more formally sociological employs methodology political claims-making to report exceptional not following path-dependent institutional opportunity structures minority integration. article argues these formulations open charge each places burden adaptation upon minorities. As such displays normative ‘position’ or Weltanschauung misrecognizes dynamic components what may termed ‘Muslim-consciousness’. consciousness contain compelling evidence meeting standards reasonableness claims-making, often from contexts which they face profound social adversity.
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