European Muslim Network
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Brussels-based think tank the European Muslim Network is chaired by Tariq Said Ramadan, a Swiss Muslim academic and theologian.
Ramadan is professor of contemporary Islamic studies at Oxford University. He advocates a reinterpretation of Islamic texts, and emphasizes the heterogeneous nature of Islamic society. He believes that Muslims in Europe have to establish a new "European Islam" and emphasizes the necessity for their engagement in European society.
Funding
The think tank does not receive direct funding from the European Commission. [1]
Notes
- ↑ European Parliament, Parliamentary questions E-008736/2015, Answer given by Ms Jourová on behalf of the Commission, 1 September 2015