Refugees and Islamophobia in Western Europe: The Boomerang Effect

Professor Jocelyne Cesari writes for the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs blog

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Even when religious life in the country of origin stops because of exile and displacement, the influence of religion persists not only through family life, culture, and transnational forms of communication, but it is also changed by the cultural and political contexts of resettlement.