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Date: 10 Apr 2003
From: "Joseph N. Bell" <joseph.bell at msk.uib.no>
Subject:JAIS article

Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
<http://www.uib.no/jais>
<http://enlil.ff.cuni.cz/jais/jais.htm>

The prepublication version of  Carlo De Angelo. "Le problematiche  
socio-giuridiche connesse all'immigrazione islamica in Europa con  
particolare riguardo alla situazione italiana" (Adobe Acrobat 5.0 PDF  
file, 173 kB, pp. 27-48) has been posted (abstract below). The HTML  
version is to be posted later. The first page and every other page  
thereafter contains a faint gray prepublication watermark (when printed  
on a laser printer). If you have problems with the watermark, please  
let me know.

Best regards,

Joseph Bell

Abstract: This study deals with the migration flows from Islamic  
countries, or countries with large Islamic populations, to Europe.  
Particular attention is paid to the factors that explain these flows  
from the 1950s to the 1970s. After the restrictive policies or closure  
introduced in the 1970s, migration shows a clear trend towards  
permanent settling and takes on new and more defined characteristics.  
The social-juridical consequences related to these transformations are  
examined here. The second part of the study describes differences  
between the Italian and the more general European situation. Sizeable  
Islamic presence in Italy is a relatively new phenomenon, dating back  
largely to the 1980s. Unlike elsewhere in Europe, Islam has established  
itself very rapidly. The whole typology of Islamic institutionalized  
presence characteristic of other European countries is already visible.  
As elsewhere, the Islamic community—particularly through the action of  
the UCOII, the most representative umbrella organization—is trying to  
reach an intesa (agreement) with the government to obtain a status  
comparable with that of other religious minorities. However, as of this  
writing, the process has not yet officially begun. This can be ascribed  
in particular to the problem of determining which Islamic body should  
be taken as the legitimate representative of the Muslim communities.  
With reference to other juridical problems (mosques, halal food,  
cemeteries, hijab, marriage, etc.) the paper defends the position that  
a sustainable immigration policy should be able to reflect the  
interests of both immigrants and native inhabitants. The most effective  
strategy, it would seem, can be worked out within a cross-cultural  
perspective that recognizes that confrontation and dialogue are  
possible, indeed necessary, among cultures sharing a common core of  
values and principles, that is to say, a common acceptance of universal  
human rights.

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