The Sociopolitical Effects of Islam
The Sociopolitical Effects of Islam in Britain, France, and Germany | Alexandrea C. Standridge | | Columbus State University |
Abstract
This paper will discuss the history and assimilation of the immigration of Muslims into Britain, France, and Germany, including when and why they arrived and how it has affected the pre-existing cultures in those nations. This paper will also discuss the predicted changes in the world caused by this immigration, and push towards a multicultural, global community.
“Muslims have become a part of this society....They are not going to 'go home '. Their home is here.” - Nadeem Elyas, chair of the Central Council of Muslims in Deutschland, Cologne, Germany (Fetzer & Soper, 2004). The statement made here could not be truer. There was a major immigration for Muslims to Britain, France, and Germany from their home countries after World War II. Now in Britain, France, and Germany, these Muslims—a significant number of them native-born citizens of these European nations—are calling for political and social reform in these countries to make life as equal for them as it is for those whose heritage is of that nation. The Muslims from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, Algeria, and other Arab and Sub-Saharan African countries are asking for and encouraging changes in the political and social policies of Britain, France, and Germany. The changes that are being brought about by the post-World War II immigration and the steadily growing Muslim population in Britain, France, and Germany will be ones that will be beneficial in the unification of the global community, and the encouragement of the world to end the categorization of people by their heritage, nation of origin, race, or religious beliefs. The largest immigration began post-World War II, when the immigrants from various nations were in need of work, and Britain, France, and Germany had work to offer them. The work typically involved hard, manual labor for small
Abstract
This paper will discuss the history and assimilation of the immigration of Muslims into Britain, France, and Germany, including when and why they arrived and how it has affected the pre-existing cultures in those nations. This paper will also discuss the predicted changes in the world caused by this immigration, and push towards a multicultural, global community.
“Muslims have become a part of this society....They are not going to 'go home '. Their home is here.” - Nadeem Elyas, chair of the Central Council of Muslims in Deutschland, Cologne, Germany (Fetzer & Soper, 2004). The statement made here could not be truer. There was a major immigration for Muslims to Britain, France, and Germany from their home countries after World War II. Now in Britain, France, and Germany, these Muslims—a significant number of them native-born citizens of these European nations—are calling for political and social reform in these countries to make life as equal for them as it is for those whose heritage is of that nation. The Muslims from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, Algeria, and other Arab and Sub-Saharan African countries are asking for and encouraging changes in the political and social policies of Britain, France, and Germany. The changes that are being brought about by the post-World War II immigration and the steadily growing Muslim population in Britain, France, and Germany will be ones that will be beneficial in the unification of the global community, and the encouragement of the world to end the categorization of people by their heritage, nation of origin, race, or religious beliefs. The largest immigration began post-World War II, when the immigrants from various nations were in need of work, and Britain, France, and Germany had work to offer them. The work typically involved hard, manual labor for small
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