Includes bibliographical references and index 5

Introduction : Islam in Europe -- 1. Europe's new Muslim political elite -- 2. How do Muslim leaders see the problems? -- 3. Belief and politics -- 4. From conflict to culture war -- 5. Christian and Muslim Europe -- 6. Sexual politics and multiculturalism -- Conclusion : liberal Muslims and the emergence of European Islam -- Appendix: Methodology.

"This book is based on three hundred interviews with European Muslim leaders from six European countries: Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Great Britain, France, and Germany. The question of Islam in Europe is not a matter of global war and peace but raises difficult questions about the positions of Christianity and Islam in public life, and about European identities. There is not one Muslim position on how Islam should develop in Europe but many views, and most Muslims are rather looking for ways to build institutions that will allow European Muslims to practice their religion in a way that is compatible with social integration."--BOOK JACKET.