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There is hardly a topic in the scholarly field of interethnic relations and minority studies that has seen a more exponential growth in interest and attention during the first two decades of the 21st century than questions around Islam and Muslims in Western countries. This applies to North America, Western Europe, including and particularly the United Kingdom, as well as Australia.
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Peucker, M. (2017). Muslim community organisations – crucial but underexplored facets of Muslim lives in the West. In: Peucker, M., Ceylan, R. (eds) Muslim Community Organizations in the West. Islam in der Gesellschaft. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-13889-9_1
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