From conflict to co-operation between Muslims and local authorities in a Brussels borough: Schaerbeek
(2005) Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies — Vol. 31, n° 6, p. 1105-1123 (2005)
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- Schaerbeek (a borough of Brussels) is an ideal case-study of how the presence of a Muslim population is managed in Belgium. The relational model that prevailed until 1994, when the local coalition changed, was marked by the municipal administration's hostility towards Muslims and more especially the mosque associations. It has since gradually given way to a new model that is characterised by working together for true recognition of the Muslims' freedom of worship and appreciation of their cultural roots. The development of a constituency of immigrant background and a Muslim elite in both politics and the mosque associations has played a major role in this change. However, it seems that the new language adopted by the local administration, which is aimed at getting Muslim residents to become active local citizens, is not free from an election-oriented hidden agenda. These developments are studied by means of a comparison of the periods before and after 1994 in which we analyse how the borough's authorities perceive(d) Islam and Muslims and cope(d) with their presence and how the Muslims themselves have integrated local life. © 2005 Taylor & Francis.
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Manco, U., & Kanmaz, M. (2005). From conflict to co-operation between Muslims and local authorities in a Brussels borough: Schaerbeek. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 31(6), 1105-1123. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691830500282865 (Original work published 2005)