Religious Diversity and Freedom of Conscience in the Arabic Countries Facing Globalization and Migration
Journal Title: Religions - Year 2017, Vol 8, Issue 10
Abstract
Muslim societies are facing the new challenges of cultural and religious diversity. They are experiencing migratory phenomena, or because they are countries of immigration (such as in the Persian Gulf monarchies and emirates) or countries that are becoming a new destination of migrants (such as Morocco and other North African nations). These challenges are increasingly urgent due to the effects of other globalization vectors such as new communication technologies that cross all boundaries and foster unprecedented conversions. The purpose of this contribution is limited to the religious aspect of the new forms of diversification faced by Muslim countries. The goal is to analyze to what extent this process biases traditional ways of managing religious diversity.
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Raoudha Elguédri and Mohamed Cherif Ferjani
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/rel8100229
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