Undersøgelser om islam og muslimer

Islam og muslimer er omgærdet med mange myter. Her fremlægges videnskabelige rapporter og undersøgelser om islam og muslimer.

Beyond Multiculturalism vs. Assimilation
UA survey of the attitudes of Muslims in London to the English society, to terrorism etc. compared to those of other citizens in London.Read a short summary here. Read the whole text here.

Bonde, Bent Nørby, "How 12 Cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed were Brought to Trigger an International Conflict" (2007)
The article analyses why the religious protests in Denmark generated the astonishing international reactions and concludes that a very hostile rhetoric against Muslims in Denmark and montaining international tensions were important pre-disposing causes for the conflict. The articles also points to several options to de-escalate the coflict which were not used by the government. Finally, it suggests lessons to be learned in similar cross-cultural crises in Europe. Download.

Brierly, Peter, "Muslim Growth in the United Kingdom and Worldwide"
På verdensplan vokser antallet af muslimer med 1,9 % og antallet af kristne med 1,3 %. I dag er der 1,3 mia muslimer og 2,2 mia kristne. Artikel af Peter Brierly om udviklingstendenser i islam sammenlignet med kristendommen. Download.

Bujis, Frank J. & Jan Rath, "Muslims in Europe: The State of Research"
The article brings together very useful information (from 2002) on the facts and figures of Muslims in Europa, the development of scientific research on Muslims in Europe. It looks at Islam as a religion and the interactions between Muslims and non-Muslims. I concludes with a very long bibliography. Download.

"EU-MIDIS European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey. Main Results Report" (20029)
Rapporten, som er udgivet af European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, dokumenterer, at minoriteter, og især muslimske minoriteter i Europa oplever, at de bliver diskrimineret. Mere end 23.000 personer fra udvalgte immigrantgrupper og etniske minoriteter i de 27 medlemslande i EU er blevet interviewet af medarbejdere fra EU's agentur for fundamentale rettigheder. Download.

Goli, Marco & Shahamak Rezaei, "House of War. Islamic Radicalization in Denmark" (2009)
En ny undersøgelse foretaget af Shahamak Rezaei og Marco Goli om islamisk radikalisering i Danmark, "House of War. Islamic Radicalization in Denmark", viser, at 17,8 % af de interviewede unge ikke direkte størrer men sympasierer med den radikale islamisme, mens 5,6 % direkte støtter den. Undersøgelsen er finansieret af Center for Forskning i Islamisme og Radikaliseringsprocesser ved Aarhus Universitet og bygger på interview med 1113 muslimer mellem 15 og 30 år og med 12 forskellige nationale oprindelser. Forlaget skriver bl.a., at "Blandt rapportens mange overraskende konklusioner er, at den Radikal-islamiske verdens- og menneskeopfattelse, som vækstgrundlag for inddelingen af verden i Os og De andre,deles af en ganske anselig andel af den unge muslimske population i Danmark, dette uanset en lang række socioøkonomiske forhold herunder statsborgerskab, føde- og opvækstland, uddannelse, indkomst og integration m.m.". Læs præsentation af bog

Nielsen, Jørgen S. (ed.),"Yearbook of Muslims in Europe" (2009)
En stribe europæiske islamforskere, blandt dem danske Jørgen S. Nielsen,der er chefredaktør på bogen, har netop udgivet første udgave af årbogen ". Bogen indeholder oplysninger om muslimer i 37 europæiske lande. En af bogens oplysninger er, at muslimerne i dag udgør mellem 3 og 3,3 % af befolkningen i Europa. Årbogen beretter om forholdet mellem islam og staten i hver af landene, om spørgsmål om moskeer, begravelsesplaser, ligesom landets lovgivning relateret til muslimer behandles. Læs mere om bogens indhold her. Læs artikel i Kristeligt Dagblad om bogen her.

Suleiman, Yasir (ed.), Contextualizing Islam in Britain (2009)
Middle East Online writes October 21 about a report that seeks to explain how Islam can be faithfully understood as compatible with secular state. "This month saw the launch of a report authored by a theologically diverse group of leading British Muslims entitled "Contextualising Islam in Britain". The scholars and practitioners who contributed to the report, published by Cambridge University, sought to answer a deceptively simple question: What does it mean to live faithfully as a Muslim in Britain today?" Read more. The entire report can be downloaded here.

The Open Society Institute, "Muslims in Europe. A Report on 11 EU Cities" (2009)
The Open Society The report contains the comparative analysis of data from 11 cities in seven European countries. Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Antwerp, Berlin and Hamburg, Copenhagen, Leicester and Waltham Forest–London, Marseille and Paris, and Stockholm It points out common trends and offers recommendations at the local, national, and international levels. Download. See also article in "Politiken" Dec. 16, on the report.

The Open Society Institute, "Muslims in EU Cities: Background Research Reports" (2007)
The report is based on a comprehensive review of the existing literature on Muslims in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom. Download.