Full Description
This is a comparative study of Muslims in Finland and the Republic of Ireland, from the perspective of religious freedom and multiculturalism. The book consists of three parts: the first part discusses religious freedom and multiculturalism from a conceptual point of view and mainly within the context of Western Europe, culminating in the cases of Finland and Ireland; the second part deals with the establishment of Muslim communities in Europe in general, and in Finland and Ireland in particular; and the third part concerns Islam and education in these respective countries
Contents
Preface
List of tables, diagrams, and abbreviations
Introduction
The rhetoric of religious freedom
Religious freedom in Finland
Religious freedom in Ireland
Rooting Islam in Europe
Finland: One hundred years of Muslim presence
Muslims in Ireland: Establishment and visibility
Diversity of religious education
The Education of Islam in Finnish schools
Muslim national schools in Ireland
Concluding remarks
Bibliography
Index
