Muslims in Europe
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life has assembled a variety of resources on Muslims in Europe, including reports, event transcripts, polling data and news clips.
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Report: An Uncertain Road: Muslims and the Future of Europe
Pew Forum Senior Fellow David Masci analyzes the social and political impact of the rapidly growing Muslim population in Europe.
Poll Report: Views of Muslim-Americans Hold Steady After London Bombings
A Forum poll in July 2005 found that the July 7, 2005 terrorist bombings in London drew considerable public attention and raised fears of another attack in the United States, but these concerns did not translate into less favorable opinions of either Muslim-Americans or Islam.
Pew Global Attitudes Poll Report: Islamic Extremism: Common Concern for Muslim and Western Publics
This survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, conducted among more than 17,000 people in 17 countries in spring 2005, found that public attitudes toward Muslims and concerns over Islamic extremism are remarkably consistent in Western Europe, the U.S. and other countries with sizeable Muslim minorities.
Event Transcript: Does "Muslim" Turkey Belong in "Christian" Europe?
In January 2005 the Forum brought together experts on Turkey and the EU to discuss Turkish accession to the European Union.
Event Transcript: Secular Europe and Religious America: Implications for Transatlantic Relations
The Forum convened a panel on this topic in April 2005 featuring distinguished experts Peter Berger, John Judis and Walter Russell Mead.
Tories Set Sights on Separatist British Muslims (The Guardian, 1/30/07)
Young British Muslims More Likely Than Elders to Support Shariah Law (AP, 1/29/07)
Court Upholds Ban on Muslim Teachers Wearing Head Scarves in German State (AP, 1/15/07)
A Muslim Tradition Stirs Ire of Activists (Wall St Journal, 1/4/07)
In German Opera, Heads Come Off Without Incident (Wash Post, 12/19/06)
Spain's Moorish Past Helps Muslims Feel at Home (Financial Times, 12/19/06)
Europe's Muslims Face Broad Discrimination (Reuters, 12/18/06)
Europeans See Religion as no Bar to EU (Financial Times, 12/17/06)
Blair Stokes Debate on Religious Tolerance (AP, 12/8/06)
Turks Frustrated Over Tough Bid to Join EU (Chicago Tribune, 12/8/06)
Pope Backs Turkey's Bid to Join European Union (NY Times, 11/29/06)
Muslim Students in Rome See Learning as a Two-Way Street (LA Times, 11/28/06)
British Terror Trial Traces a Path to Militant Islam (NY Times, 11/26/06)
Beyond the Veil (Newsweek, 11/22/06)
East Will Meet West in Pope's Delicate Visit to Turkey (RNS, 11/21/06)
Dutch Consider Ban on Burqas in Public (NY Times, 11/18/06)
Netherlands at Crossroads on Immigration Policy (AP, 11/17/06)
Christian, Muslim Britons Say Leave Christmas Alone (Reuters, 11/13/06)
Turkey's Relations with E.U. Face Deeper Strains (CS Monitor, 11/9/06)
Turkey and Europe: Why Strained Friendship Is Fraying (NY Times, 11/8/06)
Concerns Rise in Europe that Freedom of Expression is being Eroded (AP, 11/8/06)
Across Europe, Veil Dispute Mirrors Unease Over Islam (RNS, 11/7/06)
The E.U.-Turkey Romance is on the Rocks (LA Times, 11/7/06)
In Spain, Dismay at Muslim Converts Holding Sway (CS Monitor, 11/7/06)
Turkey and the E.U. Drift Apart (AP, 11/5/06)
72 Muslim Workers Barred From Paris Airport (NY Times, 11/1/06)
A Radical Idea: How Muslims can be European, too (CS Monitor, 10/31/06)
Yard Wants Ban on Flag-Burning in Crackdown on Extremists (The Guardian, 10/30/06)
Police Want Water Cannons to Douse Religious Riot Threat (The Sunday Telegraph, 10/29/06)
French Muslims Mark Day of Sadness to Honor Dead (Los Angeles Times, 10/28/06)
Berlin to Stage Canceled Opera after Security Review (Reuters, 10/27/06)
For Multiculturalist Britain, Uncomfortable New Clothes (NY Times, 10/22/06)
Veil Debate in Britain Is Also Divisive for Muslims (Wash Post, 10/21/06)
Free Speech Under Threat (The Economist, 10/20/06)
British Panel Reprimands School in Veil Dispute (Wash Post, 10/20/06)
Taking on the Veil: West Looks to Assimilation (CS Monitor, 10/20/06)
Blair Says Muslim Veil Is a 'Mark of Separation' (NY Times, 10/17/06)
Blair Backs School in Veil Row (The Guardian, 10/17/06)
Turks Straddling Two Worlds in Bid to Join EU (Int'l Herald Tribune, 10/16/06)
Universities Urged to Spy on Muslims (The Guardian, 10/16/06)
Europe Raising Its Voice Over Radical Islam (LA Times, 10/16/06)
Islamic Schools Test Ideal of Integration in Britain (NY Times, 10/15/06)
Attacks on Muslims Rise after Veils Row (The Independent, 10/14/06)
Most Britons want Muslims to Try Harder to Integrate, Poll Reveals (The Guardian, 10/14/06)
Deconstructing the Veil (Economist, 10/13/06)
Across Europe, Worries on Islam Spread to Center (NY Times, 10/11/06)
Denmark Seeks to Ease Tensions over Prophet Video (AP, 10/11/06)
Anti-Muslim Video Sparks New Outrage Against Denmark (The Independent, 10/10/06)
Blair, Rushdie Defend Former British Foreign Secretary (AP, 10/10/06)
Drive for Multi-Faith Britain Deepens Rifts, Church Says (The Sunday Telegraph, 10/8/06)
Dangerous Attack or Fair Point? Veil Row Deepens (The Guardian, 10/7/06)
Europe Is Growing Skeptical Of Dialogue With Muslims (NY Sun, 10/6/06)
At German Conference on Muslim Relations, One Vote Is Unanimous (NY Times, 9/28/06)
Opera Canceled Over a Depiction of Muhammad (NY Times, 9/27/06)
Reid's Message to Muslims is Drowned Out by Radicals (The Times, 9/21/06)
Migrant Unease in Britain (LA Times, 9/15/06)
Young Muslims in Britain Hear Competing Appeals (NY Times, 8/29/06)
As Suspects Are Charged, East London Looks Inward (NY Times, 8/23/06)
Muslim Converts in Britain Seen as Among Most Extreme (LA Times, 8/22/06)
In London, Suspicion on Both Sides (Chicago Tribune, 8/21/06)
Britain’s Plans for Addressing Its Muslims’ Concerns Lag (NY Times, 8/19/06)
Home Delivery (Wall Street Journal, 8/18/06)
For London's Muslims, Fear of a Backlash (Wash Post, 8/18/06)
Hungry for Fresh Recruits, Islamic Groups Know Just When to Pounce (NY Times, 8/17/06)
Terrorist Profile Gains Disturbing Features (Wall Street Journal, 8/16/06)
British Muslims, Pakistan, Face Scrutiny (Christian Science Monitor, 8/14/06)
Young Muslim Rage Takes Root in Britain (Wash Post, 8/13/06)
Britain's Muslims Brace for Fallout (LA Times, 8/11/06)
In Neutral Switzerland, A Rising Radicalism (Wash Post, 7/20/06)
Poll Shows Bright View of Muslim Integration (NY Times, 7/6/06)
Muslims Address Silence on Europe Attacks (AP, 6/25/06)
After Londonistan (NY Times, 6/25/06)
Europe Going Muslim (Chicago Tribune, 6/25/06)
Look Out, Europe, They Say (The Economist, 6/23/06)
A Crucible for Secularism (Wall Street Journal, 6/19/06)
Muslims Find an Open Door in Europe's Churches (Religion News Service, 5/24/06)
Muslim's Loss of Dutch Citizenship Stirs Storm (NY Times, 5/18/06)
Integrating Germany's Muslims (Wall Street Journal, 5/8/06)
Foes of Foreigners Grow Vocal in Britain (Wash Post, 5/4/06)
Op Ed: A Sage in Christendom (Wall Street Journal, 5/1/06)
On Holy Ground, A Hollow Sound (Chicago Tribune, 4/30/06)
Ministering To the Upwardly Mobile Muslim (LA Times, 4/30/06)
Cultural, Religious Discord Shades European Need for Immigrants (NY Times, 4/26/06)
Fighting Terrorism One Word at a Time (Christian Science Monitor, 4/24/06)
'Hip' Hijab Takes on Dutch Prejudices (Christian Science Monitor, 4/17/06)
Islam in Europe (The Economist, 4/15/06)
Thinking Global: U.S. Sees Europe as Front Against Radical Islam (Wall Street Journal, 4/11/06)
In Europe, Quizzes Probe Values of Potential Citizens (Christian Science Monitor, 4/10/06)
In Germany, Citizenship Tests Stir Up Muslims and Cultural Debate (LA Times, 4/9/06)
In Turkey, a Deep Suspicion of Missionaries (Wash Post, 4/9/06)
France Looks to "Choose" its Immigrants in Wake of Riots (AP, 4/7/06)
Rice Finds British Muslims Want to Give Her an Earful (NY Times, 4/2/06)
Can Turkey Bridge the Gap Between Islam and the West? (Christian Science Monitor, 3/29/06)
Britain Upholds Secondary School's Ban on Wearing Muslim Gown (NY Times, 3/23/06)
Dutch Convert to Islam: Veiled and Viewed as a 'Traitor' (Wash Post, 3/19/06)
A Cultural Touchstone Connecting Europe and Islam (NY Times, 3/15/06)
Anti-Semitism seen rising among France's Muslims (Boston Globe, 3/13/06)
Europe's Muslims Divided in Wake of Cartoon Furor (Christian Science Monitor, 3/6/06)
Bridging Europe's Cultural Divide (LA Times, 2/27/06)
Europe Struggles to Balance Free Speech, Limits on Expression (USA Today, 2/27/06)
Danish Companies Endure Snub by Muslim Consumers (NY Times, 2/27/06)
An Eye for an Eye (Time, 2/27/06)
Behind the Cartoon War: Radical Clerics Competing for Followers (CS Monitor, 2/23/06)
Christians Turn on Muslims in Nigeria (Wash Post, 2/23/06)
Egypt Says Denmark Ignored Warnings Over Cartoon Crisis (AP, 2/23/06)
Furor Over Cartoons Pits Muslim Against Muslim (NY Times, 2/22/06)
2nd Russian Paper Shut in Cartoon Furor (NY Times, 2/21/06)
Muslims Distance Selves From Rioting (San Jose Mercury News, 2/20/06)
At D.C. Embassy, Protesters Rally Against Danish Cartoons (Wash Post, 2/19/06)
Muhammad Topic of Campaign (Chicago Tribune, 2/19/06)
More Than 1,000 Protest Cartoon Depiction of Prophet (NY Times, 2/18/06)
Muslims' Own Debates called Key to Future (Wash Post, 2/18/06)
Pakistani Cleric Announces Bounty for Killing of Danish Cartoonists (Wash Post, 2/18/06)
Pakistani Riots About More than Cartoons (Christian Science Monitor, 2/17/06)
German Cartoon of Suicide Bombers Angers Iran (NY Times, 2/17/06)
Student Paper Prints Muhammad Cartoons and Reaction is Swift (NY Times, 2/17/06)
Anatomy of Cartoon Protest Movement (Wash Post, 2/16/06)
European Chief Defends Speech Freedom in Cartoon Dispute (NY Times, 2/16/06)
Protests Erupt in 4 Pakistan Cities Over Prophet Cartoons (LA Times, 2/15/06)
Pakistani Riots About More than Cartoons (Christian Science Monitor, 2/17/06)
Muslims Launch Teaching Effort to Counter Furor Over Cartoons (LA Times, 2/15/06)
Protests Over Cartoons Shake Pakistan (Wash Post, 2/15/06)
Islamic Education Campaign to Counter Cartoon Criticism (Phil Inquirer, 2/15/06)
Harvard Students Print Danish Cartoons (Boston Globe, 2/15/06)
Cartoon Crisis Frames Europe's Conflict Within (USA Today, 2/14/06)
On Cartoons, They Walk the Line (LA Times, 2/13/06)
U.S. Muslims Try to Ease Europe's Discord (NY Times, 2/13/06)
Beneath the Rage in the Mideast (NY Times, 2/12/06)
Op Ed: The Islam the Riots Drowned Out (NY Times, 2/12/06)
Cartoon Dispute Prompts Identity Crisis for Liberal Denmark (NY Times, 2/12/06)
Muslim Crowds Decry Cartoons, Violent Retort (Wash Post, 2/12/06)
Op Ed: Are Muslims a Threat to Europe? (Chicago Tribune, 2/12/06)
Christians Showing Little Sympathy for Protesting Muslims (Houston Chronicle, 2/12/06)
Muslims' Fury Rages Unabated Over Cartoons (Wash Post, 2/11/06)
Muslim Dress, School Code Clash in Britain (USA Today, 2/10/06)
Dane Sees Greed and Politics in Crisis (NY Times, 2/10/06)
Opinion: Cartoon Wars (The Economist, 2/10/06)
Muslim-Americans Defend Free Speech, Despite 'Blasphemous' Cartoons of Prophet (RNS, 2/9/06)
Rage Over Cartoons Perplexes Denmark (LA Times, 2/9/06)
French Weekly Prints Prophet Cartoons (LA Times, 2/9/06)
Muslim Artist Draws Line on Cartoons (LA Times, 2/9/06)
Opportunists Make Use of Cartoon Protests (Wash Post, 2/9/06)
Bush Shifts on Muslim Protests (Wash Post, 2/9/06)
Bush Urges Nations to End Violence (NY Times, 2/9/06)
At Mecca Meeting, Cartoon Outrage Crystallized (NY Times, 2/9/06)
At Mecca Meeting, Cartoon Outrage Crystallized (Wash Post, 2/9/06)
Op Ed: Islam and the West Trapped in Lies Told About Each Other (Phil Inquirer, 2/9/06)
Free Speech in Europe: Mixed Rules (Christian Science Monitor, 2/8/06)
Turmoil Over Cartoons Began Quietly Among Danes (Wash Post, 2/8/06)
Controversy May Affect U.S. Efforts (Wash Post, 2/8/06)
Contest for Cartoons Mocking the Holocaust Announced in Tehran (NY Times, 2/8/06)
West Coming to Grasp Wide Islamic Protests As Sign of Deep Gulf (NY Times, 2/8/06)
Media Draw the Line on Running Cartoons (USA Today, 2/8/06)
Op Ed: Understanding the Outrage (USA Today, 2/8/06)
Cleric Convicted of Stirring Hate (NY Times, 2/8/06)
Muslim Rage Over Cartoons Surging (Chicago Tribune, 2/8/06)
Cartoon Protests Stoke Anti-American Mood (Wash Post, 2/7/06)
Britons Urge Arrest of Protesters Advocating Violence (Wash Post, 2/7/06)
Why Cartoons Sparked Furor (Chicago Tribune, 2/7/06)
Op Ed: A Caricature of Respect (LA Times, 2/7/06)
How Muslim Clerics Stirred Arab World Against Denmark (WSJ, 2/7/06)
Cartoon Furor Deepens Divisions (Christian Science Monitor, 2/6/05)
Beirut Mob Burns Danish Mission Building Over Cartoons (NY Times, 2/6/06)
Lebanon Protesters Set Embassy Afire (Wash Post, 2/6/06)
Your Taboo, Not Mine (Time, 2/6/06)
When Cultures Collide (Time, 2/6/06)
Cartoons Spark Burning of Embassies (Wash Post, 2/5/06)
Islam on the Outskirts of the Welfare State (NY Times, 2/5/06)
Protests Over Cartoons Spread (LA Times, 2/4/06)
Cartoons Force Danish Muslims to Examine Loyalties (NY Times, 2/4/06)
U.S. Says Its Also Finds Cartoons of Muhammad Offensive (Wash Post, 2/4/06)
Tension Rises Over Cartoons of Muhammad (Wash Post, 2/3/06)
Jordan's Leader Calls for Unity Among Religions (NY Times, 2/3/06)
Temperatures Rise Over Cartoons Mocking Muhammad (NY Times, 2/3/06)
More European Papers Print Cartoons of Muhammad, Fueling Dispute with Muslims (NY Times, 2/2/06)
Offending Cartoons Reprinted (Wash Post, 2/2/06)
Dane Defends Press Freedom as Muslims Protest Cartoons (NY Times, 2/1/06)
Religious Hate Bill Weakened, Passed (Chicago Tribune, 2/1/06)
Caricature of Muhammad Leads to Boycott of Danish Goods (NY Times, 1/31/06)
Cartoons of Prophet Met With Outrage (Wash Post, 1/31/06)
Spain's Little Piece of Africa (LA Times, 1/11/06)
Trial of French Islamic Radical Sheds Light on Converts' Role (Wash Post, 1/1/06)
Muslim Women in Europe Claim Rights and Keep Faith (NY Times, 12/29/05)
How Islamic Group's Ties Reveal Europe's Challenge (WSJ, 1/29/05)
All the Makings for a Riot (LA Times, 1/28/05)
In Berlin, a Cultural Wall Sets Turks Apart (LA Times, 12/22/05)
Extremism a Challenge for Muslims (Phil Inquirer, 12/19/05)
Attacks Spur Identity Crisis for Britain (Chicago Tribune, 12/16/05)
Odd Couple: In Muslim Ghetto, A Turk and German Strive for Change (WSJ, 12/14/05)
Muslims Feel the Pressure of Terrorism Crackdown (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 12/6/05)
Culture War Puts Crack in EU (Kansas City Star, 12/4/05)
Fundamentalism in French Workplace (LA Times, 11/26/05)
Study Deflates Myths about Euro Muslims (Toronto Star, 11/21/05)
Op Ed: Not All Muslims Want to Integrate (CSM, 11/17/05)
European Head Scarf Ban Ruling Stokes Controversy in Turkey (AP, 11/13/05)
Chirac, Lover of Spotlight, Avoids Glare of France's Fires (NY Times, 11/10/05)
Culture Clash: Muslim Groups May Gain Strength From French Riots (WSJ, 11/7/05)
Shaking Pillars of Islam (LA Times, 11/7/05)
Riots Put a Fear in the French (LA Times, 11/4/05)
Francis Fukuyama: History in the Remaking (Wash Post, 11/3/05)
The Dutch, Too Tolerant for Their Own Good? (Wash Post, 10/30/05)
Secular Ideals Clash with Modern Realities in Continent Scarred by Terror (The Australian, 10/24/05)
Unrest Spreads in Caucasus (Globe and Mail, 10/19/05)
France Says Extremists Are Enlisting Its Citizens (Wash Post, 10/19/05)
Making Room for Muslim Educators (LA Times, 10/12/05)
Homegrown Islamic Terrorists (Forbes, 10/4/05)
Op Ed: British Muslims and the Voice of the Caliphate (NY Sun, 9/29/05)
In Bleak Projects, Emerging Culture (LA Times, 9/27/05)
Generation Jihad (Time, 9/26/05)
Bringing Jihad Home to Europe (LA Times, 9/23/05)
British Imams to Tackle Radicals in Mosques (The Guardian, 9/23/05)
'No Interest' Gains Interest with British Muslims (CSM, 9/21/05)
A Radical Vows to Fight Britain's Expulsion Plan (CSM, 9/13/05)
ReligionLink: Muhammad and the Power of Religious Imagery
Washington Post Interview Transcript: Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, Washington bureau chief of Die Zeit discusses “Violence Spreads Over Cartoon Controversy”
Washington Post Interview Transcript: Mohamed Nimer, Ph.D.
Research Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations discusses “Violence Spreads Over Cartoon Controversy”
Social Science Research Council: Ethnicity, Islam, and les Banlieues: Confusing the Issues
Council on Foreign Relations, Foreign Affairs: A Clash of Cultures or a Debate on Europe's Values?
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