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Muslims in Europe: different communities, one discourse? Adding the Central and Eastern European perspective
(Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw, 2011) Górak-Sosnowska, Katarzyna; Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw; Department of Economic Sociology, Warsaw School of Economics
There is an old Polish saying, “każda pliszka swój ogonek chwali”1 meaning that everyone emphasizes their good points. Being a representative of a country of approximately 40 thousand Muslims (for around 38 million citizens) puts the author in a difficult position. The European academia may not be expected to pay equal attention to Muslims in Poland as in France, UK or Germany. Almost all countries of the old EU have either bigger Muslim populations or a larger proportion of Muslims in the society (usually both). On the other hand, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Albania have a far higher percentage of Muslims in the population, and they also seem to be on the periphery of the European discourse on Islam. This chapter aims to discuss why Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is absent or represented marginally in the European debate about Islam and Muslims. It starts with a brief presentation of the ethnic structure of CEE countries and its impact on perception of Others, in particular Muslims. Then it explores possible linking points between different Muslim communities across Europe. Finally, it tackles the issue of research on Muslims in CEE – its limitation and challenges. The concept of CEE is used both in a narrow and wider sense. In the first case it refers primarily to the Vyšehrad Group countries (i.e. Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia). For a wider background it will also embrace the wider CEE, which includes Slavic and Finno­Ugric countries of the former Soviet bloc.
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Muslims 
in Poland
 and Eastern Europe. Widening the European Discourse on Islam
(Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw, 2011) Górak-Sosnowska, Katarzyna; Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw; Department of Economic Sociology, Warsaw School of Economics
This book aims to fill this gap by describing Muslim communities and their experiences in Central and Eastern Europe, both in countries with marginal Muslim populations, often not exceeding 1% (e.g. Hungary and Lithuania), and in countries with significant Muslim minorities, sometimes proportionally larger than in France (e.g. Bulgaria). Some of these countries have a long history of Muslim presence, dating back to the 14th century in the case of the Tatars (e.g. Poland and Ukraine) and the 16th century in the case of the first Muslim arrivals in the Balkans (e.g. Romania, Slovenia) during the Ottoman era. In other countries (e.g. Slovakia), Muslims have arrived only recently. What all these countries have in common is a Communist past inside the former Eastern bloc. This consisted mainly in being excluded, to a large extent, from the outside world – i.e. the so­called First World (meaning the West) – in economic, political and cultural terms. Thus, Central and Eastern Europe attracted only few immigrants from outside its own regional borders, which still may be observed in the ethnic and national structure of the countries. Another important factor is that none of the Central and Eastern European countries ever had any colonies. In fact, some countries were partitioned by local superpowers, while others emerged only after the collapse of the Soviet bloc. On the other hand, most of these countries have an autochthonous Muslim population which became a vital part of local cultures and societies in their Central and Eastern European homelands.
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Perspektywy świata arabskiego w kontekście Milenijnych Celów Rozwoju
(Petit, 2007) Górak-Sosnowska, Katarzyna; Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw; Department of Economic Sociology, Warsaw School of Economics
Przedmiotem opracowania jest analiza społeczno-gospodarcza świata arabskiego w kontekście Milenijnych Celów Rozwoju (MCR). Tak zarysowany zakres tematyczny pozwala z jednej strony przedstawić świat arabski w ujęciu rzadkim w polskiej literaturze przedmiotu (w której większość opracowań dotyczy kultury lub polityki), z drugiej zaś wpisuje się w nurt dyskusji na temat przyszłości regionów rozwijających się. Spośród wszystkich tych regionów świat arabski budzi najwięcej emocji, a islam postrzegany jest jako bariera rozwoju. Z tych powodów warto skoncentrować się właśnie na tym obszarze świata.
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Auf der Suche nach Vorhergesehenheit: Internationale Umfragen in der islamischen Welt
(Katedra Arabistyki i Islamistyki, Uniwersytet Warszawski, 2007) Górak-Sosnowska, Katarzyna; Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw; Department of Economic Sociology, Warsaw School of Economics
Die Terroranschläge vom 11. September lenkten die Weltaufmerksamkeit nicht nur auf globale Sicherheitspolitik, sondern auch auf den Islam. Es tauchten Fragen auf, die man vorher nie stellte, weil es weder Interesse noch Ursache gab. Im Mittelpunkt stand die Frage, was die Moslems denken, und genauer: was denken sie über uns? Zu Hilfe eilten internationale, vor allem amerikanische Forschungszentren, die sich mit Meinungsforschungen beschäftigten. Das Forschungsgebiet war noch neu und das Forschungsziel hehr, notwendig und Aufsehen erregend. Bis heute sind dutzende internationale Umfragen entstanden, die die islamische Welt sorgfältig untersuchen. Alle bieten ihre Antworten zu den die Welt umtreibenden Fragen, die sich auf den Islam und seine Anhänger beziehen. Tatsächlich eröffnen die Meinungsforschungen neue Perspektiven. Moslems werden nämlich befragt und ihre Antworte statistisch ausgewertet. Die Ergebnisse sollten mit einem hohen Wahrscheinlichkeitsgrad zeigen, was die Moslems fühlen, ahnen und wollen. So werden sie vertrauter, aber auch vorhersehbarer. Dieser Artikel bietet einen Überblick, nicht unbedingt über die Ergebnisse selbst – obwohl viele sehr interessant und in gewissem Maß auch überraschend sind – sondern über die Hintergründe. Wer forscht und was will man damit erreichen? Wo und wonach wird gefragt, was für Themenbereiche stehen im Vordergrund? Das sind die wesentlichen Hintergrundfragen, die auf die dringendsten Sorgen des Westens im Bezug auf den Islam hinweisen. Schließlich sollte man sich auch bewusst sein, mit welchen Problemen und Gefahren sich die Forscher zu helfen wissen müssen.

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License: Uznanie autorstwa-Na tych samych warunkach 3.0 Polska Affiliation: Department of Economic Sociology, Warsaw School of Economics Subject: islam
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