The politics of cultural unification, secularism, and the place of Islam in the new Europe.

Comments on the problems posed by the use of the term 'Islamophobia' to describe a large set of interrelated practices pertaining to Muslim populations in Europe after the Cold War. Post-Cold War understanding of Europeanness in cultural and religious terms that have transformed exclusionary and oppressive practices towards Muslims in Europe; Analysis of pertinent topics and relevant issues; Implications for race and ethnic relations in Europe.