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The status of islam in western societies remains deeply contentious countering strident claims on both the right and left legal integration of islam offers an empirically informed analysis of how four liberal democracies france germany canada and the united states have responded to the challenge of integrating islam and muslim populations demonstrating the centrality of the legal . Legal integration of islam a transatlantic comparison jamal malik university of erfurt erfurt dylan lewis university of erfurt erfurt abstract christian joppke and john torpey author biographies jamal malik university of erfurt erfurt . Legal integration of islam a transatlantic comparison hardcover by joppke christian torpey john isbn 0674072847 isbn 13 9780674072848 brand new free shipping in the us distinguishing between culture and religion and the implications of these distinctions for state neutrality this study emphasizes the centrality of the legal system in integrating islam in western countries. The status of islam in western societies remains deeply contentious countering strident claims on both the right and left legal integration of islam offers an empirically informed analysis of how four liberal democracies france germany canada and the united states have responded to the challenge of integrating islam and muslim populations. Legal integration of islam a transatlantic comparison demonstrating the centrality of the legal system to this process they argue that institutional barriers to integration are no greater on one side of the atlantic than the other