Participation of European Muslim Organisations in Holocaust Commemorations
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Michael Whine presents an overview of the participation of European Muslim organisations in Holocaust commemorations. The Holocaust is viewed by many Muslims, particularly Arabs, as a European tragedy which led to negative implications and suffering in the Arab world through the creation of the State of Israel. The Holocaust is therefore often related to the Nakba. Whine’s analysis focuses on Muslims’ participation in Holocaust commemoration on the Holocaust Memorial Day, local initiatives in schools and Jewish-Muslim dialogue and the reaction of Muslim students to Holocaust education in school. Whine acknowledges that Muslims played only a minor part as victims or perpetrators during the Holocaust, but he argues that the rejection of Holocaust commemoration as a form of Zionist propaganda adopts Islamist and Arab nationalist antisemitism. Whine presents a case study of the Muslim Council of Britain which illustrates this kind of reaction to the Holocaust Memorial Day. However, he discusses other smaller organisations, individual Muslims and approaches to education in the UK, France, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands in order to provide examples of a more constructive approach. Whine argues that Holocaust commemoration has become a defining aspect of European history and identity.
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Antisemitism: Muslim Holocaust Education Main Topic: Holocaust and Memorial Jewish - Muslim Relations Holocaust Commemoration Holocaust Memorials Islam
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29–40
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978-94-007-5306-8
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Link to article (paywalled), Participation of European Muslim Organisations in Holocaust Commemorations
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Participation of European Muslim Organisations in Holocaust Commemorations. . 2013: 29–40. https://archive.jpr.org.uk/10.1007/978-94-007-5307-5_4
