To Be a European Muslim

Tariq Ramadan is Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at the Oxford University (Oriental Institute, St Antony’s College) and also teaches at the Oxford Faculty of Theology. He is Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Islamic Studies, (Qatar) and the University of Malaysia Perlis; Senior Research Fellow at Doshisha University (Kyoto, Japan) and Director of the Research Centre of Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) (Doha, Qatar).

• ContentsAcknowledgementsForewordIntroductionPart One: AT THE HEART OF THE SOURCES – FAITH AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICEIntroductionI. Islamic Teaching and SciencesA. The Essential TeachingsB. The Birth of Islamic SciencesC. Comments (Typology and Classification),II. Some General Rulings of Usul al-FiqhA. Who Decides?B. Permissibility is the BaseC. Rulings Outlining LiabilityD. Al-Maslaha (Considerations of Public Interest)E. Ijtihad and FatwaF. Priorities and StepsPart Two: SENSITIVE QUESTIONS – BELONGING, IDENTITY, CITIZENSHIPIntroductionI. Where Are We? A. Facts and FiguresB. Old ConceptsC. Fundamental Principles (and Conditions)D. European SocietiesE. Small Village, Open WorldII. Who Are We? A. Which Identity? Which Belonging?B. Belonging to the Islamic UmmaC. To be a European CitizenD. Between Assimilation and AlienationE. Towards a European Islamic CultureIII. A Possible CoexistenceA. An Observation and RiftsB. Four PrioritiesC. Common ChallengesConclusionAppendix I: Introduction to “Islamic Tendencies” in Europe and the WorldAppendix II: Immigration, Integration and CooperationPolicies – Europe’s Muslims Find a Place for ThemselvesGlossaryIndex