Islam
In Europe
 Though
Islam may be seen today as ‘something foreign’ and
perhaps even exotic, it is not new to Europe. In fact it would
be fair to say that Islam has been a European phenomenon since
the beginning of its history. Muslims ruled Spain for almost 800
years, lived in Sicily and Southern Italy for over 250 years and
have played a historical role in the scientific and philosophical
heritage of Europe. This unit was established in 1992 following
the Islam in Europe Conference held in that year to mark the 20th
year of the Islamic Foundation.
Activities:
• Research Projects & Papers
• Consultancy
• Seminars & Conferences
• Book Reviews
• Lectures and training programmes
• Contact with Muslim organisations across Europe
• Newsletter – The European Muslim
Seminars/conferences
organised include:
• Conference on Cultural Pluralism and Religion in Europe:
The Contribution of Islam and Christianity to the Future, 18-22
October1997.
• British Muslims: Loyalty
and Belonging, 8th May 2002,as well as seminars by prominent academics
including François Burgat, Tariq Ramadan, John Esposito,
Seyyed Hussain Nasr and Prof. Jørgen S. Nielsen
Media Interviews and articles appearing in:
Time Magazine, The New York Times, Church Times, The Times, The
Independent and Channel 4 among others.
 Publications
include:
• Tariq Ramadan, To be a European Muslim, Islamic Foundation,
1999.
• Tariq Ramadan, Muslims in France: The Way Towards Coexistence,
Islamic Foundation, 1999.
• British Muslims: Loyalty and Belonging. The Islamic Foundation,
2003.
• British Muslims: Between Isolation and Segregation. The
Islamic Foundation, 2003
Did
You Know ???
• Muslims first came to Europe in 652 CE (in Sicily)
• Gibralter (Jabal al-Tariq) was named after Tariq bin Ziyad
who came to Spain in 711 CE
• Muslims entered France in 732 CE
• Parts of Spain were under Muslim rule for almost 800 years
• Muslims ruled parts of Sicily for almost 250 years
• The English King Offa (d. 796) minted a coin with the Muslim
Declaration of Faith
Contact
us:
If
you would like to get involved with the unit activities or want
any further information about Muslims in Europe, please contact
us at:
dilwar@islamic-foundation.org.uk
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