A GREAT CHALLENGE FOR THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION: MUSLIM MINORITIES

Authors : Oğuz URAS

Pages : 17-30

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Publication Date : 2008-10-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :A successful Western performance at the realization of a coherently united Europe is going to be the most significant paradigm shift in IR theory after Westphalia. The European Union phenomenon powerfully challenges the concept of modern state both in economic and political terms. On the other hand, socially, the rebirth of menacing nationalism withholds the status quo. The EU has been challenged by the minorities - and of course by the minority perception of the majority- on its way to perfect cohesion. Muslims in Europe have been in cultural confusion for 50 years. This confusion has brought about a friction between the center and the periphery and has led to the neologism of Islamophobia. The EU was comparatively quick to realize the new world order after the 9/11. Its institutions are trying to analyze the current situation in the EU hinterland and are trying to solve the disagreements through various activities
Keywords : Islamophobia, Muslim Minorities, Intercultural Dialogue, European Integration