MS Berger - Islam and the Uncertainty Principle

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Islam

and the

uncertainty

principle

Iugui Lcu h Sul O Chi Oil Sudi,

i icul h Sud Il i h C W

Lid Uivi, 4 Nvb 2008

P. d. Mui Bg, LLM

B Juidich uigvD Hg

2009


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Yu Excllci, M Rc Mgicu, cllgu, ldi dgl,

I 1927 h Duch Illgi Suck Hugj blihdh Iiu Oil Sudi. I h , h Ghici W Hibg uld wh bc kw huci icil. T w v ul uld,i gghic wll chll . Hwv, h ld ch h i igd h chi h I l hldig h

i, h ud Il i h c W hi cbiii g lvc d ic.

I d d ll u hw icl hi chi ch ld i.Uil w hi g, Il w iig bu bculd ud, cd libi wh ld bk w udid.Hw di h i d, wh Il h bc h cli i. Il h bc u dil liv: i llh w, d h hi kwldg Il i luquchbl. I ug h wv cu v, k.Ti i xciig, lhugh lw dibl chll i viw, h c dvl di u h i c ci.

T lvc Il u vd li hw i h qui id, qui h ll wih Wh d Il bu? llwd b ic gig dic vilc,

il ig d dicl i, dcc,d h ii w. T qui ju div:h di, lic, uicil civil v, iii, ch,dil d dicl .

Ev d kwldg Il h d,icludig h Muli hlv. Wh I ccd hi chi, Muli kd wih diic ugc, I u dd

whh I w gig ch h u Il. Ti qui k, ic uch i big ld bu Il. Muli i d d lvlld, cicl dicu hi ligi. ll h uh bu Il, h il . T i, cu, bl qu, d h uli chllg cdic.Bu i uuig h uh bu Il i h c W, w cdic qugi. Ad h i bcu h uciicil.


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radition of Islamic Studies

Ti chi d i lg d l dii cdic chlhi.T ud Il Lid Uivi c b cd bck 1593.1 I v uch w diiguihd d i dcwh hv dwl i h hll d wh I will b lkig v huld vhig I d.

O h dc i h id Suck Hugj, h i d iill wd Duch

Illgi. H blgd h cg chl h did lig i libi bu w u i h ld. H did ch i Mccd Idi, d w v uch ivlvd i dvlig clild ig lic gdig Il i h gi.2

I id liv u h dd h dc d ciu hi chll dii. Hwv, h d I i diicl di cicuc. F , h dcd ccud wh h bc Oili, h i dii chlhi h cui h l ubcciulhbud judicd viw vis--vis Il d h Muli wld.3M cllgu gi hv k hi ciici h.Hwv, ul h, u w d ccud hvigbc l ciicl i u udi Il.

Ah dic bw w d h i h l vlu-i dvl h hv k lc i Ilic hikig d

Muli cii duig h cu. T diil l h ii Ilic dci b h ligiu blih

1 A h blih Lid Uivi i 1575, h chl Sclig (id1593) d V E (kw Eiu, id 1603) w h udAbic d Il. Hwv, h i chi h ud Il wblihd l 1881, wih h i Suck Hugj.

2 H did h l 19h cu uill h 1930, l cu g, bu hi ii hv v b cidd lv h bl w cig iu i: Pul Sch, Het Land van Aankomst, Ad: D Bzig Bij 2007,. 183f. I ll dig gl wih hi ci, cil bcu hdi cx h i, Il i Idi w civd b Suck Hugj clil civ, ch h juid i h c Il dMuli i h Nhld i h l 21 cu.

3 S Edwd Sid, Orientalism, Nw Yk: Vig Bk 1979.


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hdx chlhi h b iul udid b hil lgilu Muli cui d, il,Muli l wh cli uu h u Il. A ul, Pd bx Ilic ii h b d. Viig cilgicl d liicl i viw, bu dicul hlgicl i viw, i Ilic dci bi h cidi d ii, wh h i hIl v k bu?

T dvl hv chgd h cil, liicl wll

lgl ldc i Muli cui. Uil g,idividul Muli w hld ccubl Ilic bhviu;w, l h i lvid bcu h c cidd il dd c dd, d c hv d h hdli ublicl dig hvil d ducig hi w. Uil g, liici Muli cui w did b cili, culi dili; w, h liu il wll iilliic i Il. Ad uil g i w dicd hIlic lw w h dcli, xc Ilic il lw;4 hi Ilic lgili h w l wiig u, , ucii dh.

All h dvl wuld b uxcd hckig dc. F cllgu d i dd w didicili cdic ch h ud Il d i

bliv.5

4 N Ad, Te Study o Islamic Law, T Iugul Uid Ab EiLcu i Ilic Sudi i, T Uivi A Ab, 18 Ocb 1977,. 5, 12. Cul kd h h diil [i.. Ilic] lw h b

bchd bd i, bu l d h hic bvi h h clxucu h h k i [i.. Ilic lw] lc d u h lid udi, d i ubc i l vlil b ci. (N.J. Cul,

A History o Islamic Law, Edibugh Uivi P 1964, . 222).5 F iighul d ciicl uv d l hd ud b h l d

d chl Muli cii d Il, J. Wdbug, Muslims asActors: Islamic Meanings and Muslim Interpretations in the Perspective o the Study o

Religions, Bli: Wl d Gu 2007.


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Bu wih gd h ud Il i h c W, h diic dic wih dc i h hicl c Il. Uil cl h ud Il i h lib w xic ld. Bu w Il i h, i h W.Muli u lw d lgil, bk d bk, cld ciil. T v 450 qu i h Nhld l,hdcv d djellabas hv bc c u li. M ud Muli. All hi c h w h lk d hik bu Il. Wh? Bcu h uci

icil.

Te Uncertainty Principle

L u w g h uci icil. I i cc dvldi hic, icull i quu hic, d i hwll u u lgu h. Mv, I u c h I ildibl wh I udid hic i uivi dquickl hd chg j. Bu l xli h bici h icil.

I hic dvl hicl hd dcib uwld ccul ibl. I h c Ic Nw ul llig h , ic, c di wihg cii i u h i, i vlci wll ii v giv i duig i ll.

Hwv, wh xlig h wld , hici dicvdh hi ccuc did l ubic lvl; idd h cil h ii ubic icl i did, hl cil h u i kw i hi i, d vic v.Ti w d b h G hici Hibg dbc kw h uci icil.6

L hi: h ccul h u h

ii ubic icl, h l ccul c ui d vlci; d vic v. Wh i lv u, h,

6 I G i i kw Unschrerelation d w dcibd i Hibgicl b d chulich Ihl d quhich Kiik udMchik, 1927.


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i h hi i chciic ubic icl, bu hu. T uci icil k i i h hbv, i h c kig u, dicl iucwh h w u. Idd, h iuc k lcwh uig h u d ii Nw l, buh gligibl du i livl lg iz.

Ti cc i g lvc u ic d. Bcu julik wih ubic icl, w ubl di cculh ii Muli i W cii, b which I hi

ii d bhviu, i icul i li Il.T hi iccuc i iil h i quu

hic, h bv i uid hi ld ch bui hicll i d h iuc i.7 Muli d Ili h W cd gl h hugh which h cb udid.

I h W wld, w chl Il h h vi wih u ic ch. W liv gh d hw iuc ch h. I l cdic; I l ciiz, Duch. I hv d c; I hv d ii d bhd dvu bk h Cud cv cv i. Hw ul d ubid I wih gd Il, Muli, hi bhviu d ii? Hw ul i ii i h cu db Il? Ad vic v: hw dMuli gd , -Muli Il?

Mid u, I d hik i c b w udW Sudi, b gclgi, hv xicd bk lg i d bc dc. Wih il dcdic ch, huld b bl vc h dic. Bu i h c Il i h c W,l iud d k dic.

7 Jcl Ci i h w ch h I hv c c wh i hlvc h ici bw Muli d hi vi i h hig hi ii d bhviu wih gd Il: Il i Fc: T Shig Rligiu Mii, i Yv Hddd-Yzbk (d.),Muslims in the West: FromSojourners to Citizens, Oxd: Oxd Uivi P 2002.


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I h Nhld, hi bc vl g, hl h ud h lk T v Ggh i Ad b Muli xi. I ll dwd u h di h h chl Il wh h hd b iviwig v ic h gdi 9/11 did igl, ul, ubid, cdic i viw. I bc cl h hi cdic ii w lcd wihl viw.8

T l cvici l h iu hd b k i ccu wh udig Il d Muli

i h W wld. T , d h ll udli gu h w dlig wih h uci icil. O,i h wd, xc d uhul u d bvi hd k bcu w ll h chvi.

I h llwig I will dicu h w h Muli iuchi vi, d h w h h vi iuch. T ciig , cu, i hw h ic dcuc.

Te Fear Factor

T i h w d liz i h h cu i i i Il i d b cui cc. I i l illigc gci d d juic h wid

bu Muli xi il d hh ii Ilic dci. S i h gl ublic. Bu whil h v wll b juid, h cudd b h iil h lig i W ubcciu.

F ic, h i h cu i dvcig ddiig Il. W ld hi i W hiicl liu,bu v I i, dcibig l Il, wh

w c c h lik Muli hd9

h ugd u h Ab iul. T ci uch hlg i h

8 De Volkskrant, Od illg (Ag Illgi), 20 Nvb 2004.9 S, xl, Kd Zwig d Hi Kz, Introduction to Comparative Law

(h ch ild Ilic Lw), Oxd: Cld P, 1992 . 304.


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h hd Ail h Hu h vgd E Eu. Bu hhiicl c di: h Muli h w hugh vii i h l vh cu w wll-gizd ilibd h w u cqu, duci.10

A iill hld d qull wg i i h Il w db h wd. Bu h cquig Muli gll did ccqud l cv Il. T ddd cgii Muli uhi d h ll x, d i xchgllwd -Muli l uu hi w w d ci

hi w ligi. O cu h w xci, bu hi wgl cic. F lg i Muli h ciud iii i hi w Ilic i. I w l hugh gdulcvi Il b iv ihbi h h Muli uligw.11 Wh h cvd i ill dbd g hii, buid ul ligiu ivi, cvi w l -Muli gi cc ii w d, il, g id h ll x.12

Sill, gl h d Il i v uch wd, d b lizd b h cul c Muli i W Eu. Wh hc hi i hd Il i h i c w gdul c bu udd c, kig lc i h 1980 d 1990 b igid il uici. Wihi h i , h cg

10 F ll wi vll icu Hugh Kd (Te Great Arab Conquests,

Ld: Widld & Nicl 2007). F cdic udi , .g., C.E.Bwh, Te New Islamic Dynasties, Edibugh: Edibugh Uivi P 1996; dF.M. D, Early Islamic Conquests, Pic: Pic Uivi P 1981.

11 Yu Cubg d Phili Fgu, Christians and Jews Under Islam, Ld:ui 1997; d Richd W. Bulli, Conversion to Islam in the Medieval Period: AnEssay in Quantitative History, Cbidg MA: Hvd Uivi P 1979.

12 S, xl, Dil C. D, Conversion and the Poll ax in Early Islam,Cbidg MA: Hvd Uivi P 1950.


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Muli i W Eu cui h i idgu 1.4 c i Il d v 8 c i Fc.13

T l ub Muli i h Eu Ui i id 13 16 illi. Ad w h dk bdig Muli bcig ji i Eu duig hi cu.14 Dghicll hdici k . I Eu cui lik Albid Kv Muli idd ciu ji, d i cuilik Bi-Hcgvi d Bulgi h lg iii, bu lli ll Muli i Eu cii cill i W-Eu

ciu uch i ii h h d jui bcig ji.

Ah w lkig Ilic cqu Eu bb id, i big hd b Muli chl lik YuuQdwi.15 Ti kid ili lgug d ud hig,

13 Muli i ub d cg h l uli WEu cui, lid i d h high cg (*):Fc: 4-6 illi (8-9.5%) (1)Nhld: 0.85 illi (5.1%) (2)Dk: 0.3 illi (5%)Swizld: 0.4 illi (4.3%)Aui: 0.34 illi (4.1%)Blgiu: 0.4 illi (4%)G: 3.2 illi (3.7%)Swd: 0.3 illi (3%)

Uid Kigd: 1.6 illi (2.8%)Si: 1 illi (2.3%)Il: 0.8 illi (1.4%)Suc: CIA World Fact Book; d h BBC Muslims in Europe: Country Guide,Dcb 2005. (*) T gu i, hwv, ic h cuiu cu cu h bi ligi.(1) T Fch Mii h Ii h gu i 2000 4.1 illi (6%).(2) T Duch Cl Buu Siic i 2007 lwd h gu Muli 950,000 850,000, bd w hd clculi.

14 Bd Lwi dicd i 2004 h b h d h 21

cu Eu wuld hvMuli jii (Iviw wih Die Welt, 28 Jul 2004). Sicl kig, h iigh, cu, Muli jii ld c i Eu cui,bu i ulikl h hi i wh Lwi wh kig dici wihuch iu ud.

15 Ph h x cqu [ Eu] will b h cqu dawa [chig]d id. T i d cqu b wih h wd. W cqu hcui wihu i. W w i dawa ch d ch. (Exc lvii iviw i Al-Jz g Bi-la Hudud, d ukw, llchckd 4 Nvb 2008 Yuub. Alhugh h c hi qu i


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S l high ducd ul lciv iigilici.

sunami and the Borg

W dii h xii d Il iil, hul lck kwldg Il. ii, bh u h , h lck kwldg Ili l h ul hg vilbl ii, bu h

uwillig cc h ii. Sic ii cb c-d, kwldg i dd h idividul chic di. I h c Il, hi i i gll wd wihi d bk h u h giv ig Il.19 Whilh di d ublih gll bld diiiggiv ii Il, I wuld gu h i i h cuwh di wh i big d h h h h hw ud.

Bu whv h ivi d chi h Il, i i d-d i h d b ckd wih.Rc hv wd gi h Ilhbi h i wigEu.20 Ad i i, id u, i h i cd h i h uli bu i l g illculd cdic wh hik h h gd b iulccd.

Cil, bu Il d Muli iddb juid, bu w u l h clud u bvi wh

19 Hc h livl lg ub b-llig bk b Muli w llighi gu li i. Ti i d h ibl uh h i, bu idic h h i ll b h h.

20 S, xl, Eu Miig C Rci d Xhbi,

Muslims in the European Union: Discrimination and Islamophobia, Vi:Eu Miig C Rci d Xhbi 2006; IilHliki Fdi Hu Righ, Intolerance and Discrimination in the EU:Developments since September 11, Vi: Iil Hliki Fdi Hu Righ, Mch 2005; d OSCE/ODIHR, Te Representation o Muslimsin Public Discourse, udbl, Ww, 9 M 2006, Vi: OSCE/ODIHR, 2006. S l h cu b h Eu Cii AgiRci d Ilc.


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udig Il i W cii. Bcu bd ll Muli h Bg l i S k h b uggd b Duchchl21 h Bg big h igi c wh i huiv h liv wih igl, uid id d wh l ui iil ll h l d ubi h h igl id uch ccivd i blu u vii.

Hwv, h ddiil, liic c h clxi bu Muli d Il g h lcl uli. Fi,hi c i viibl, l b h clu hi ki ulik

Pl Aic, uk d Nh Aic d d u i Eu cwd bu l bcu qu, halal u,hdcv, djellaba d v burkas. I ighbuhdwh Muli cuii ccd, igi l b i lil Mcc, uk v Aghi.

A iig c h ui uigh givi--vi Il i hw i cu h i, h uli bl Muli dic. I l ll W Eu cuih , hv b, icid di d civil lglci b ciiz wh gi qu cuci. Much hi ic cu h high i iig Fudi civ.

T i h wh ubcciu dvcigIl big iggd: h i c d b Mulixi i W cui. T xi w l

wll ducd d wll igd i W ci cz h lu, bu u d ighbu. Nw thati ighig, bcu i dd h uici h Muli u culd b i.

A id b, w dii h iil uudd, bu hi d d h c h Ilic xii liv d i W cii. T qui i wh

x hi c b xcluivl ibud Il il. I hi cI hik i i whwhil chig h u i which Ilicxi i W cii i ci h w Muli d

21 H J, Islam voor varkens, apen, ezels en andere beesten (Il ig, k,dk d h il), Ad: Uigvij v Pg, 2008, . 105.


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Il big d.22 T wuld b h icl c h uci icil.

W u liz h h c l li Mulihlv. S bl W cii ll vil d wgdigi h wld. Oh diciii vwh, v wh i icull h c. Ad Muli i h W xic hu igi d iil hd hi ligid idi d bc wih h ci i which h liv.

Whh ighl wgl i hdl lvc: h c h hi xi d i i b diid fd.

I u, h ci Muli whh ili, icig idici wih Il, ilic ugxiig xii g h iv uli. Wh W l Il cig wd h lik ui, Mulixic h i h i i h W h i ggiv dh diig c i ll ld, whh iliil, culull,cicll liicll. I h, w xicig uul big bbd b h h, big k v, wih hh big h Bg l S k. Ti l u i v-cclig ccl ci d ci h lv u, h bv,wih h dicul diig h cu d u hdvl.

Interactions and counteractions

T c cu u lk i h wg dici whw xli ci dvl Il Muli i hW. Bu h uci c l h h ick i u l h w i which bv d ch bjc iucch h.

22 T Duch Mii H Ai d i l Pli 10 Mch2004 h gwig ub Muli l xd d gilizd bublic ii d iucil cd b gv, which i ud ld diclizi g ll gu liicll dicl Muli. (Bckgud jihd cui i h Nhld, 10 Mch 2004 vilbl i Eglih hwbi h Duch Illigc Agc AIVD.)


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I will giv u xl w xic. M cllgud I cl ccivd h l ig jul ublih ddicu w. Fw ulig b Muli chl cicqui u wd h b idividul bliv wh w kw wh Il bu ci iu. Muli livig ih W l k u hi icl Ilic iu. M hi qui ld h cic iui livig i -Muli vi, uch wkig i u d hvig v lchl, gig b ki hdhk, big

id i ccdc wih civil h h ligiu lw.I wuld h b v iig cil d l h

w i d ud h w h Ilic dci dl wih hhiicll uiqu iui lg ub Muli livig i -Muli vi.23 Eblihig jul bu wugg bjciv ch u id: w l cllc hw d c u h. Ti ui uli,hwv, i l.

F, wh i w cull hv v lil iuc Mulibhviu i W cii? Wuld hi jul i h w h i juid b li? Ad i i h ibl h Muli, u dig h jul, i d vlu w wih h ul h h jul bc cl i iig h u w g Muli? O l uk h i c d u h w g ic

Muli i h W: wuld h diil bd h julbc iul i ibuig uhi h w i lc ublici? I h wd, ig uch jul hw i h lb d ibl iuc h c hw chig.

L giv u h xl. Nhig i i h h i hih. Yu h b h hdli i

2004 Cd iducig hih lw. T hi w il

23 S h Ilic chll gizi h iu w gdig Muli ih W wld : Eu Cucil Fw d Rch; Fiqh Cucil Nh Aic; U.S. Muli Rligiu Cucil; High Ilic Cucil Auli(Dulw); Iil Ilic Fiqh Acd h Ogizi IlicCc; Rbi l-Al l-Ili.


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ccu w i id b h di d h gl ublic: i w h i hih lw, bu liid Ilic divc ul; i w Cd bu Oi; d il, hih lw w iducd b h , bu w llwd ud Oi biilw lv il diu.24 A iil c ci wih qullck uc ud wh i 2008 h Achbih Cbud h Chi Juic Egld d Wl id ibilii hih icil big ud i h Eglih lgl .25

M i h i whh h cc d g ci

cc juid. Wh i i u dicui i hdb bu h ili hih i W cui uull iiid b Muli, bu b -Muli. Wih hxci Muli gizi i Cd d Egld, I w d g Muli i W cui hvhih lw ild lll il lw. Mid u, h i di d g Muli i W cii liv iccdc hih ul, bu h i di iligh ul il lw. I h di lk hw igizd b lw h I hv dd hi ic, I hv v Muli wh i uiv hih i il lw ilcu. T v will b u h, bu Egld dCd h hv vicd h wih. T ci ddb bu hih i h W h xi W xi h h Muli d ci.

Licet iovi non licet bovi

A c c i h g uch icid i hIl i id c dicul ubl iui h uiqu u ci. Ev i Ilic icid ccu d hi i u i idigi, i i i Muli hv c u wih

24 F dild li, Mui Bg, Shih i Cd: A Exl hNhld? i P. v d Gi d . Hukl (d.), Crossing Bd, THgu: Kluw Rchwchlijk Publici 2007.

25 S, xl, BBC Nw, Shih Lw Rw: Rci i Qu, 8 Fbu2008; d h ch b h Chi Juic Egld d Wl, Ld Philli Wh Mv, 9 Jul 2008.


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hig Ilic h i li d diuig ci. Bu i c Muli l llw il lw d xl b hligiu cuii.

k gi h xl h hih cu i Cd dEgld. I h cui, bii lw llw lvigil diu b uig ul h l hlv .26 Udhi bii lw, Jwih d Chii cuii hd ldblihd cu cill hi u, lig Jwih dChii lw.27 Muli l wd d h . Mid u,

I d g wih h xic uch cu, bu i ik dd h h ciici l d wh h Muli iiidiil civii.

T db bu Ilic chl i h Nhld i h ci i. Wh h w blihd h cud ciicl quiigi li, h chl d wih h lgdig dii -d ligiu chl d ull clid wih hguli h Duch Mii Educi.28

T iil xl. T icid i ih Nhld uig hk h hd h viiig (l)Mii Igi w cidd d d hdli wk. N wwh w iil icid h k lc h d wh Jwih bbi ud hk h hd viiig (l) lii. I Jul 2008 Duch Mulil ud d u wh h judg d h cu,

cliig h hi w gi hi bli. I h wv ciici, iw i judg wh id u h ug d li lw

26 I W cui hi i llwd bcu il lw i cidd bh xcluiv di il lw d il cu. A idi iii i llwd b dii whb i c gd ubi h ccd h cu vl. Ti u b diiguihd,hwv, bii h ciu liv h judg cu.

27 A lighl di lgl gi xi ligiu il cu i cui uch Il, Si d Pugl.

28 Ici v Odwij, Islamitische scholen nader Onderzocht, Ocb 2003(Duch Educi Ic i 2003). A h 40 Ilic i chld 2 Ilic cd chl. Hwv, h chl ciicizd hi lckig i ducil quli. Accdig h Educi Ic hi i ld h Ilic u h chl bu icl bl. TMii Educi h ucd uh viw i 2008.


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h d cllgu l ud d u i cu, wihu cui.29 I Sb 2008 Fch cu gd civil lwui b vl d uil Rd uh qu h i wh w Muli d wh wig.30 I h uig il , i d b gh iil cidi hv l b d Jwih hlid,d ld iiuilizd Chii hlid

Muli l c cvi h l uchi iil iui wh Muli ivlvd. A I id

b, w g dig wih h iu hd, d h b v vlid b ciicl g. Bu i i qui llig huch ciicl ch i l k wh Muli ivlvd.

Creating ruths: the Islamization of Society

I i h ll ici h ld lg cui.Obvi, v h d wih h b ii wihcdic diligc, b blud b u ci ccivdi. Ti i hig w. Ev hlgi d cilgiwill ll u h . Bu w i h w d w ckwldg hi b h c wih Il d Muli.T uh bu h i ill big uud i blu , i ww hici. W il cgiz h i w l ch uh, bu l c uh ulv.

T iiguig xl uch l-cig uh i hw i which w k Muli i h i, cic gu i ci. Cllig Muli Muli i cl wh h idi hil uch. I bc lgh di, hwv, wh h i h c. idi l a priori Muli i, id, l wg icil, bul h iu didvg.

F , h Muli u h h i bliv, d b ilici h hi ci hw ld

29 P Igl, L Ei ch lkk zi (Ju lv Ei d), i NRCHandelsblad, 8 Sb 2008.

30 Liberation, Juic: d u l d, 6 Sb 2008.


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hi ligiu bli. I ch, h lii u cu, wwill l w gl wh lkig hi : hughh civ ligi. W h u h ik vlkig hc h xli hi Muli ci.

T hlgicl ch i liid ch: I idb, ll lvl d dici ci I civ quiig wih Wh d Il bu llwd b xl bhviu b Muli. T lic cd wih Mcc gg, uicilii wid bu Muli ig i

ili, dicl wd hw dl wih Muli u whu wh i h i gd, c. SiIl i idd lvc, bu i i i . T i Iw k h i h i h c i i assumedh Ili lvc.

Ah didvg idiig Muli wih Il i h w cuc ig Muli; h w c uh bd u ui. Ti i h c, ic, i h w h Eugv d cii ch Muli. Muli lck ui,ucu d gizi, d hi icbili k wih vic uc ui gv, di d Wcii lg. F h h i uig u Muli ui, b igul iv bd, i l ki i cuic wih h h Muli cui. Ticui, hwv, i i c igi cui.

F v wh Muli i Eu cii idi hlv Muli, h d cull i hlv chiv, ll gid, cui. T b hd Ilic idi,bu liguiic, hic, il d v ligiu ul li ud.31

T u Muli giz d hw ui i iig h, i hw uwillig cgiz

hw idividulizd Muli i W cui cull . I i l iiguig c bcu i hv uxcd cquc.

31 F iil bvi bu wih cilgicl li, IilCii Gu, France ace a ses musulmans: meutes, jihadisme et dpolitisation,Bul: ICG 2006, . 22-23.


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O i h h igi Muli cuii bc culcuii bcu h chd uch.

Ah cquc i h W Eu gv vig h bic ul i chuch d buhig hi Muli uli giz hlv. li w:I Fc, c ll i ic culi, h Mii Iii 1999 ghd ll lg Muli gizi ui i iglbd, ulig i 2003 i h blih h Fch IlicCucil (Conseil ranais du culte musulman). I iil hi,

h Duch Mii Igi i 2001 k h iiiiv ghll Ilic gizi ui i igl bd, ulig h l i h blih w Ilic cc iiuiCMO d CGI vig lii bw h Muli cuid h gv. I bh Fc d h Nhld, Muliciicizd h iiui/cucil big iv. ISb 2006, h G gv gizd h GIlic Cc ghig Ilic gizi i G,d which i l w h i d duc igliv bd. Much dicl ivlvd w h Blgiugv h blihd i 2003 viil Muli ExcuivCucil d gizd lci g Muli ciiz lc ib i 2005.

T hv idd ducd Muli bdi i WEu cui. I u hi h ld Muli hl diu h

iv h ll cgizd Muli bdi. Ih, Muli hv b h ck hikig hlv iii, gizi hwi cul bdi. Sichi h b ul g- c, I h dubulwhh h dvl will cibu h igi Muli i W-Eu cii (which w h gvi i h lc wh uhig h l-gizi gd).

I u b kd h hi dvl i icl WEu. I h Uid S w livl g l-hli g Muli. I i h Muli hlv wh hvk h iiiiv giz hlv i di w,


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whh d gu Il-di i h di gizi chig u gv.32

T ci uh bu Il Muli l k lcg Muli. id, hi i h id vluih h b kig lc i h cu, whi l hclicl ii Il i big chllgd, bu l hclicl uhii h hd h l h ii.33T hdx i i big vk h l d ighb Muli wh cli uu u Il. T ul i vi

c Ilic ii, gig xi libl, Sl ii, cviv i.

Uul, h il d Ilic hugh h h k h hdli. T d hlv i giv b juiig ll kid i-cil ci wih Il: hkig hd wih h i x; iglig wih -Muli;wig burkas niqabs; u uig wh i hi x; cllg ud iig bc ch uig k h d uic cl, d .

Ad v i h w cd wih h icid uch bhviu, ll i i dicd wd h qui whh hi bhviu i idd uhull Ilic. Rdig ihi i xcl h wh h Muli udlid: h cli h ll uh c Il, d w k h c vlu.

Ad , lik h, w u h K u i c xli Muli, uhidd b lck kwldg ligiu cil culul cx. I i lik J Buddhi wh w kw bu u, W Eu, d h d h Bibl ll Eu Chii? Ti cu Ilic ligiu dci ld u i h ul hlgicldicui, dicui h d vid u wih h igh

w h qui h w iig. B dig Muli

32 S, .g., Mhd Ni, Muli i Aic Public Li i Y. Hddd (d.)Muslims in the West: From Sojourners to Citizens , Oxd: Uivi P 2002.

33 S, .g. Mui Bg, Shi xibl i, Nederlands ijdschri voorRechtlosoe en Rechtstheorie, Vl. 35, N. 3, 2006.


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i hlgicl big w d h h cil, liicl d hc hi hui d idi.

W il d d ch h icid hgl. I h c h uic l, ic, w culd ilgu h ud i cl dcid wh cl h d w k, bu i h i ubl uwillig llw h ullcuiculu whv h h il ch h wgud. Rh h dlvig i h qui wh Il h bu i, I wuld b id i wh hi ud ii

llwig ducil g wh h ligi bid h k i cl.

Rligi i i, idividul d ci lg, buw u b w ch, bu l liici, ch,dc, d llw-ciiz k i u l dicu. F h i wh I hig: w icigl ligulv b d b ligi. ciu u h: ligi h wll h lb d i iig i vi.Ilizi u cii i idd kig lc, bu bcuh icig ub Muli; Ilizi i kiglc bcu l whh Muli vhig h Muli d big ivd b Il.

Predictions

F ll h xl wuld l g h ii h wch c hdl d u wk . T i h c. Oh c, h ch ld Il i h c W liv d b u. T i uch b d. T uciicil huld d u, bu vid u wih h chllg dvl liv hd d w udd hi ld. Julik i d h hici dvl quu hic.

O cu w ll v cuiu wh hi dilcic Ild h W will ld i h uu. I i cil h uciicil h k h dvl hd dic. Bu l k gu, d h wih u u vii wh h uu Il i h c W hld i u.

C gl ii, icludig h Mulihlv, h ccc d igi Muli i W


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cii g uch quick h h b h c wih h iig uli i hi. Y, Muli idglig h lw d h cil ldd, bu h l xl Muli wh hv d h l h iuccul ii, icludig h gv. O cu, hcil d cic bl Muli i uc iu cc. Bu uwd bili i h is ibl d cil hidd b big Muli iig.

T qui, cu, i wh x d i wh

Muli will i hi Il. I h Muli, cillh ug gi, ch ic u igh i . Ti hw, ic, i h Ilic d cdh w wd. M il, i l hw i h wh Muli dl wih hi ligiu dci: h ul cidd i h h ig bhid h ul.Ev Muli chl hv xd hi cc bu h lck iiuli g W Muli, d hi c icd lvl dhc ul.

Such lgli duc ll ci dil li h qui: ihi Ilic, ? Il h bc quli kig h icbl h Fi d: wih i h duc i gd; wihui i i bd. id, hi icul u Il i l-ducigd l-duciv. A iui h c l d h will l. Bu i i cic wihi h Muli cui il, d

hig h h l c d hv lv.34 F hi h dhik, h v , Muli d w wh ud d cd i hi idi, wh d lk ww.

Hwv, i h w h, w huld dlud ulvwih h hugh h Muli, wh xd W vlud cii, will ivibl bc ll h ui Eligh

d libl li. F i i v wll ibl h Muli , , wh c ll? ch li ild hdx, ciiz

34 A iil gu i d b Gil Kl gdig Il wldwid i Fitna.Guerre au Coeur de lislam, Pi: Gllid 2004 (ld i Eglih Te War

or Muslim Minds: Islam and the West, Hvd Uivi P 2004).


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W i bu i clui, i ligiu l-ighu,w ll h vic d l dc h h cli . A w cd h l, d h kig hi dici, c h i d igi h w u hi b? I u, bu w huld g h cluddck hdx cuii hig h h W iqui cquid wih.

H, gi, w iig dic bw Eu dNh Aic. T cil iu h l uch j l i

W Eu cui, lik llgd lck ll digi i h cii, wih iil cc i hUid S d Cd. Hw c? A xli i hh h cii ci ig d h b uhgu quli h i w W Eucii d h h ill ugglig wih. Ah xli b h h Uid S d Cd dd vwc h h h wk livig, cig iig h lgug d wk hlv i h ibl i d uviv. Qui di h wl W Eu i.

Ad l u g h i dic hv h j dic bw W Eu d NhAic: h l ligi il. Pll hv hw hw uch ligiu Aic cd Eu, l i

l li bu l i ci d liic.35 T ligiu igh dh l ji h di h Aic liicl hv quivl i Eu. I i h v quibl whhh id dilcic i bw h W d Il. I hc W Eu culd il gu h, giv h gcul dii hi h wld, w cull wiig dilcic bw culi (icludig Muli) d bliv

35 S h il uv cducd b Wld Vlu Suv d h IilScil Suv Pg. T uv cicll gig h qui ligi, hwv. F hi l Te Economistcil diiI Gd , 1 Nvb 2007; Financial imes / Hi Pll, cil diiRligiu Viw d Bli V Gl b Cu, 20 Dcb 2006.


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( l Muli) wh cli c hi ligi i hublic di.36

Concerns

A I hv idicd, I hv ii d judic , which v wll iuc wk d ii. S l w, whw cig h d hi lcu, h wih u w l cc bu h uu Il i h c

W.O dvl h ubl dl i h cig

lglizi u dicu. Ti ud h dd huh lw, bu h u b lw h dg lw. F wh w wiig lgl ii big k ill kid iu dlig cicll wih Il.

L lii l w xl i h Nhld. Advc uig d u b h judg i cu ddhi ii wih ul Il. Ciici gi hi bhviui l vicd i lgl , ddig h dig u bh judg u b d d b lw. Ah xli h ul hk hd wih h i x, k u b Muli blig ud Il. Ti i uc jcv i Duch ci, d h cl d uli d qui ul liici cll lw cil bhviu

(atsoensnormen), which huld iclud h ul hk hdduig cil cu.37 S , lgiliv ci h id h gv h l b udk b h Duch Mii Educi wh h cl d d lw big h burka chl i.38

36 Ph h iu i uch Muli bl ligiu bl, icilu b Eu li udd ligiu hugh d ivi (PhiliJki, Gods Continent. Christianity, Islam, and Europes Religious Crisis, Oxd:Oxd Uivi P 2007, . 259).

37 Ri Vdk h rots op NederlandP [Pud h Nhld], duig iviw 26 Augu 2008 i Knevel & Van den Brink.

38 L h Mii Educi Pli (Brie aan de weede Kamer:Gelaatsbedekkende kleding op scholen) 8 Sb 2008.


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I hi wg? u will k. I l u bu ligi jui bhviu h i i-cil, huld h b ddd? Y,dil. Bu h b gvd b lgl ul? N, blul. F h i diic dic bw lgl ul h hd, d cil iv ul h h. Lgl ul b ild b h giz ci. Scil ivul, hwv, whh divd ligi , blg hd h idividul. A l, h i h c i u ci. AdI wuld lik i h w. Lw cil bhviu, hw

bhv g d, wh d dik h ulicl hcic ci, wh h ul l d hucduc dcidd b h d b i ciiz. Ad I d w u ci bc hcc, v cul .

Bu g w i h u. I dl ccdh u child will idi ch h ih Muli -Muli. Such ligiu dich, id, dg h cild liicl bic u cii, i will iduc dic iu li h lvc h i. F wh huldI c i i Jw ud i Muli wh h l high i whh h i gd gd ud?

Such diii i cu-civ, bcu i duc llidii h w chih h ligi. I i l iguidig, lkig bu Muli u ligiu ui h d

cil xi. Fill, I d i hibl li viw, wh huld I duc l -Muli, hig h I noth h hig h I am?

Yu h hi i hig h u gl, l l , bu l bcu cc u uu.Rligi i g uc iii, bu l uc id diii. Wh w k i cl i u cuici

wih ch h, w u h ik lizi. Ad I hik h i cidbl ik h .I w u ligiu jg, I b b wh

i Il i clld h bani Adam, h ib Ad, h hu c which w ll u.


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Ldi d gl,

W ll cuiu bu hw Muli d Il will blihhlv i h c W. S u will b xiu,wid v hil; h iiic, hic lccd. Iigl, I ill hv h wh i ulbu hi. Al i uch ll u, d w ll hv u iibu i. A I hv id, i i c h k lc i glh wih uid l bvig , w ll hi

c, d w ll iuc i, w ciuul icig.


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Word of thanks

I w x d giud h Sul O kig hi chi ibl. I h ld Abic d Ilic udi,h Sul O hd ld blihd iil chi h

uivii Bijig, Ggw, Hvd, Mlbu, Oxdd Cbidg.

I w hk H Excllc Rwih bi Sud bi AhdAl Buidih, Mii High Educi i O, d hcllgu hvig k h c ll h w Lid d hi iugui lcu. I l w x giud h h Abd O ll h hd wk h d hichi ibl.

I w k cl h hi chi did c u hi i, bui h duc hd wk b dc, vKigvld, gh wih cul l d cllgu hUivi d Duch d Oi gv.

Fill I w x giud hvig bc b h Iiu Rligiu Sudi h Huii Fcul Lid Uivi. T Iiu h b iiig d wlcigd I lk wd wkig cll gh wih h Iiud Fculi d Uivii, bcu Il i h W i ld ud h g w bd Rligiu Sudi.


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About the author

P. d. Mui S. Bg, LLM (1964) i lw d Abi. Hhld h chi Il i h c W h Iiu Rligiu Sudi Lid Uivi, d i i ch

ci wih h Cligdl Iiu Iil Rlii T Hgu. H h wkd lw i Ad, d ch d juli i Ci d Dcu.

Hi ld ch iclud Ilic lw, liicl Il dd ligi. H i cul udig h l h hihi Eu.

P Bg i qul ivid culi di iil u lik h Eu Plid h OVSE, d i h Nhld b Pli, viu DuchMiii d uicili cucil, h lw ui d hublic cu c. H c x h di dwi gull w.

S hi c ublici iclud:

De sjeik in de Domkerk. Overeenkomsten en verschillen tussen de Arabische en Europese wereld(T hkh i h D Chuch:Siilii d Dic bw h Ab d EuWld), Ad: Uigvij Cc 2008

Islam binnen de dijken. Gids voor gemeentebeleid inzake islam, socialecohesie en de-radicalisering (Il wihi h Dik. Hdbk Muicili Plic gdig Il, Scil Chi d D-Rdiclizi), Uch: FORUM, Rk Rligi Slvig2008


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Sharia. Islam tussen recht en politiek (Shi. Il bw Lwd Pliic), B Juidich Uigvij: D Hg 2006

Sharia and Public Policy in Egyptian Family Law (hi), UigvijHhuu: Gig 2005


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About the chair

I h , h Sul O h dwd chi i hld Abic d Ilic udi h uivii Bijig,Ggw, Hvd, Mlbu, Oxd d Cbidg. I

2008, iil chi w blihd h Uivi Lid. TSul d h Uivi Lid gd h h chi w cu h c iu Il i h W, hc hchi ull : Sul O Chi Oil Sudi, iicul h Sud Il i h C W.

T Uivi Lid h blihd u ud diih dw h chi. T Uivi i l xcluivlibl h ii h chi lcu. T lcuj h cdic iddc hi llw Lid.

T chi i h Ilic Tlg g h Iiu Rligiu Sudi (Fcul Huii). Pl, h chii ud b i wih xi i hlgicl,cilgicl d hiicl c Il i h CW.


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