The book Muslim Minorities in Europe by author Said Abdul Majid Bakr is regarded as one of the serious scholarly works that discuss the topic of Muslim minorities. This book serves as an important reference for any researcher interested in the affairs of Muslim minorities in various countries, especially those located in Europe.
Distinguished Series
The book is part of a distinguished series addressing the conditions of Muslim minorities around the world and is the third volume in the series written by the author. It explores the situation of Muslims in Europe through several chapters, organized in a way that facilitates the reader's access to information about the minority in a specific European country, allowing them to learn about their conditions, situations, culture, and other important details.
Research Effort and Objective
This book represents a research effort by the author aimed at understanding the presence of Muslim minorities in non-Muslim majority countries, their problems, and their causes, bringing these issues to light so that members of the Islamic nation can grasp the extent of the tragedy faced by Muslim communities. It aims to provide support for them from the governments and peoples of Muslim-majority countries.
Book Structure
The book is divided into six sections, each containing precise information about Muslim minorities according to the country where each minority resides in Europe. The content of these sections is as follows:
- Introduction
- This section discusses the key features of Europe, the entry points of Islam into the continent, the geographical distribution of Muslim minorities within Europe, and the requirements for Islamic work in Europe.
- Muslim Minority in Southern Europe
- This section addresses the conditions of Muslim minorities and the ways Islam has spread in Greece, Crete, Malta, Yugoslavia, Italy, Sicily, Spain, and Portugal.
- Muslim Minorities in Eastern Europe
- This section discusses the conditions of Muslim minorities and the ways Islam has spread in Bulgaria, Romania, the Soviet Union, Tatarstan, Chuvashia, Crimea, Adygea, and North Ossetia.
- Muslim Minority in Central Europe
- This section addresses the conditions of Muslim minorities and the ways Islam has spread in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, East Germany, and West Germany.
- Muslim Minorities in Western Europe
- This section discusses the conditions of Muslim minorities and the ways Islam has spread in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
- Muslim Minorities in Northwestern Europe
- This section addresses the conditions of Muslim minorities and the ways Islam has spread in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
