Addresses some of the fundamental issues born of the several million strong Muslim presence in Europe in our times. Based on a thorough study of Islamic sources, it seeks to answer basic questions about a European Muslimà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s social, political, cultural and legal life as a practising Muslim while à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Å“living togetherà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ in multi-faith, pluralistic European nation states.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Å“à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦the first generation of European Muslims, those who have grown up in western Europe, are asking fundamental questions about Islamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦.What has not been done systematically before in the contemporary European context has been to explore the resources of the mainstream tradition and their usefulness in this new environmentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦ Now Dr. Ramadan has provided us with the first major attempt to apply this process to the situation of Muslims in Europe...à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢

Professor JÃÂ ¸rgen S. Neilsen, Director,

Centre for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, University of Birmingham, U.K.