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Author Nielsen, Jorgen

Title Islam in Denmark : the Challenge of Diversity
Published Lanham : Lexington Books, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (269 pages)
Contents Chapter 01. Setting the Scene; Chapter 02. Denmark, Islam and Muslims; Chapter 03. Muslims in Denmark; Chapter 04. Religion and State; Chapter 05. Mosques and Organizations; Chapter 06. Nørrebro and "Muslimness"; Chapter 07. How Did "the Muslim Pupil" Become Muslim?; Chapter 08. Gender as a Tool in Danish Debates about Muslims; Chapter 09. Conversion to Islam in Denmark; Chapter 10. Muslims as a Danish Security Issue; Chapter 11. "To Be Something"; Chapter 12. Counseling in the Health Service; Chapter 13. Interreligious Relations
Chapter 14. Towards a European Understanding of Islam; Index; About the Contributors
Summary As a small country in western Europe, Denmark shares much of the regions experiences with the immigration and settlement of Muslims. But there are also differences, some significant, which can lead observers to misjudge events
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Muslims -- Denmark
Muslims -- Denmark -- Social conditions
Muslims -- Cultural assimilation -- Denmark
Muslims -- Denmark -- Ethnic identity
Islam -- Denmark
RELIGION -- Fundamentalism.
RELIGION -- Islam -- History.
Ethnic relations
Islam
Muslims
Muslims -- Cultural assimilation
Muslims -- Ethnic identity
Muslims -- Social conditions
Regions & Countries - Europe.
History & Archaeology.
Northern Europe & Scandinavia.
SUBJECT Denmark -- Ethnic relations
Subject Denmark
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780739170137
0739170139