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Indlæser... Being German, Becoming Muslim: Race, Religion, and Conversion in the New Europeaf Esra Özyürek
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Every year more and more Europeans, including Germans, are embracing Islam. It is estimated that there are now up to one hundred thousand German converts--a number similar to that in France and the United Kingdom. What stands out about recent conversions is that they take place at a time when Islam is increasingly seen as contrary to European values. Being German, Becoming Muslim explores how Germans come to Islam within this antagonistic climate, how they manage to balance their love for Islam with their society's fear of it, how they relate to immigrant Muslims, and how they shape debates about race, religion, and belonging in today's Europe. Esra Özyürek looks at how mainstream society marginalizes converts and questions their national loyalties. In turn, converts try to disassociate themselves from migrants of Muslim-majority countries and promote a denationalized Islam untainted by Turkish or Arab traditions. Some German Muslims believe that once cleansed of these accretions, the Islam that surfaces fits in well with German values and lifestyle. Others even argue that being a German Muslim is wholly compatible with the older values of the German Enlightenment. Being German, Becoming Muslim provides a fresh window into the connections and tensions stemming from a growing religious phenomenon in Germany and beyond. No library descriptions found. |
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The drawbacks of this book are 1) she only covered Berlin- but one can't cover everything and 2) needs some updates.
Updates:
1. Huge influx of Syrian and Iraqi refugees (fleeing civil wars) demanding amnesty status and putting a huge strain on the German social system. This has drawn increasing support for the far right-wing, anti-immigrant groups. Also may have taken the luster off the 'Arab' appeal.
2. Islam not recognized at the federal level as an official religion. If the German government did that, then they would have to recognize all the holidays for everyone, i.e. Christians would get off on Eid. Furthermore, the government might maybe even deduct church/mosque tax (8%). Currently, 40% of the mosques in Germany are supported by the state of Turkey. Many German Muslims might not want to pay a tax to support a mosque they do not feel comfortable attending.
3. Religious education in public schools. Ozyurek writes that in Berlin religious education is restricted to Christianity and Judaism (atheists take an ethics class). In Bavaria, students must take religious education and Islam is one of the options. We own two of the textbooks used by the Bavarian state to educate our own children about Islam. (Saphir published by Kosel) (