MAJORITY SOCIETY AND ITS COEXISTENCE WITH ARAB AND MUSLIM NEIGHBORS IN THE CITY OF TEPLICE
MAJORITY SOCIETY AND ITS COEXISTENCE WITH ARAB AND MUSLIM NEIGHBORS IN THE CITY OF TEPLICE

Author(s): Monika Nová
Subject(s): Islam studies, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Arab; coexistence; integration; majority; Muslim; society;
Summary/Abstract: Writing this paper, the author wished to define problems that stem from the process of integrating Arab immigrants into the wider contemporary society of Teplice, not least because the city has often been mentioned in Czech media as a place where the foreigners are allegedly ill-adjusted to the local culture. Relying on the methods of qualitative research and on specifically constituted focus groups, we tried to find out what makes the process of integration in the city so troubled. In so doing, we considered the views presented by the representatives of municipal authorities, the non-profit sector and charity & church organizations - all more or less professionally engaged in the subject of our interest. Our results confirmed that Teplice is an illustrative example of the suitable practice. As mentioned in the Conclusion below, the Arab and Muslim societies follow certain rules and try hard to make them understood and tolerated.

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