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ИСЛАМОФОБИЯ В ПОЛЬШЕ (НА МАТЕРИАЛЕ НОВЕЙШИХ СОЦИАЛЬНЫХ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЙ)
ISLAMOPHOBIA IN POLAND IN THE LIGHT OF LATEST SOCIAL RESEARCH

Author(s): Konrad Pędziwiatr
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Political Theory, Sociology, Theology and Religion, Islam studies, Politics and religion, Politics and society, Social development, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Казанский (Приволжский) федеральный университет
Keywords: Islam in Poland; Muslim community in Poland; Islamophobia;

Summary/Abstract: The article highlights the main aspects of Islamophobia in Poland – a country where Muslim communities constitute less than 0.1% of the population. It analyses the reasons behind higher levels of anti-Muslim sentiments in Polish society in comparison with other European countries and assesses the sources which form a simplified and distorted image of Islam and Muslims in Europe in general and Poland in particular. The paper also points out some of the key strategies employed by Polish Muslims to overcome negative attitudes towards Islam and its adherents.

  • Issue Year: 157/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 236-249
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Russian