Islam in the Contemporary West

This programme focuses on the study of the historical, normative and institutional sides of contemporary Islam as a minority religion within the secular context of the Western states. The subjects addressed include: the history of Muslim minorities in Western and Eastern Europe, the presently ongoing development of a new branch of Islamic jurisprudence called Fiqh al- Aqalliyyât, and the evolving political and legal views on Islam and Muslims within the Western states.