Muslim Elites and Ideologies in Portugal and Spain
2008; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 32; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/01402380802509818
ISSN1743-9655
Autores Tópico(s)Religious Education and Schools
ResumoThis article reports the results of interviews with Muslim leaders in Portugal and Spain. The main finding of the article is that key Muslim leaders and principal Islamic organisations are seeking to spread views about how Islam and western democracy ought to thrive together. The political belief systems of Muslim leaders reveal a diverse set of influences, including universalist syntheses of Islam with liberalism, as some claim to find in the work of Tariq Ramadan, but also anti-modernist political Islamism and notable figures such as Hassan Al Banna, Yusef Al Qaradawi, and Ali Shariati. The research finds that the views of Muslim elites are shaped by the national political context, especially partisan polarisation vs. consensus over the political regulation of religion, and the cultural and educational resources within Muslim communities. The large majority of European citizens from Muslim descent share core European values, but they are not spreading their views on the religious market of ideas as such. This leaves that field rather open to people with a more radical vision. (Gilles Kepel – quoted in Knapp 2004 Knapp, Julian. 2004. 'Radical Islamism in Europe: Governments Need to Step Out of their Comfort Zone'. Aspen Alert, (December), available at http://www.steveemerson.com/article/139 (accessed 15 February 2008) [Google Scholar])
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