Media portrayals of Muslims in Europe are overwhelmingly negative. It is crucial to put in context what is written in the newspapers or said on TV about the everlasting incompatibility between Islam and democracy, Islam and gender equality, Islam and modernity, and relationships between Muslims and non-Muslims. This lecture is a synthesis of a trip in 2007 to France and The Netherlands to get a first-hand look at the types of concrete conflicts that emerge from religious issues and cultural issues in contemporary Europe. It is an exploration for answers to questions such as: How far can secularized European societies cope with religious plurality? Are the public controversies such as the headscarf debate in France and the Swiss ban on Minarets really about religion? How does the public stigmatization of Muslims and Islam affect daily practices of citizens? How do we make sense of the appeal of religious extremism for some young Muslims in Europe? The completely different French and Dutch models of multiculturalism and integration of Muslim immigrants make for an interesting contrast of how best to integrate Islam and Europe. The lecture will attempt to tease out some lessons in all this for the U.S.A. and Malaysia.
Speaker :: Professor Samuel O. Imbo
Date :: 17/06/2010
Time :: 03:00 pm
Location :: Katha Seminar Room, Centre for Civilisational Dialogue
Registration :: Free for all participant
Open to :: Public , Staff , Student & Alumni
Contact :: Centre for Civilisational Dialogue Staff,
dialog@um.edu.my
Tel No. : 603-79675697
Fax No. : 603-79675692
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