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      Europe and the Muslim World: Some Issues and Approaches

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            Today's Muslim world is beyond the periscope of Muslim majority societies and rather inclusive of the ever growing Muslim communities in the West. The ongoing predicaments in the Muslim societies might though be contemporary but inextricable from the bequeathed European legacies in these societies. Although, European formal administration of the Muslim world is past historical reality, nonetheless, should Europe take responsibility for the happenings in the Muslim world? In the post-Cold War era, how much similarities and dissimilarities can be drawn in the EU and the US foreign policies and actions towards the Muslims. The post 9/11 developments indicate visible signs of approaches and opinions in the EU countries towards some of the issues of the Muslim World – more so in the case of Palestine, Iraq Syria and Iran – ostensibly independent of Washington. Should the European gestures be taken as goodwill and pragmatism or other side of the coin in the US foreign policy? Would there be any degree of correlation between affairs of European Muslims and the larger Muslim societies? The need for greater mutual understanding between the EU and the Muslim countries as well as the OIC, is evident.

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            Journal
            10.13169
            polipers
            Policy Perspectives: The Journal of the Institute of Policy Studies
            Pluto Journals
            18121829
            18127347
            2015
            : 12
            : 1
            : 51-79
            Affiliations
            Dr. Bakare Najimdeen teaches International Relations at various universities in Islamabad, and is an associate of the Institute of Policy Studies.
            Article
            polipers.12.1.0051
            10.13169/polipers.12.1.0051
            b977fb58-93ad-40a8-a524-3ce34f195145
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