Abstract
Dutch researcher and academic Wilmoet Boender begins by examining the Imams’ training programs in the Netherlands and emphasizing the citizenship of Muslims. The Netherlands hosts roughly 800,000 Muslim citizens, serviced by around 500 mosques. These mosques employ Imams, half of whom are managed by the Turkish Permanent Committee for Religious Affairs, which employs and directs them. Others follow the Turkish “Milli Görüş” movement, while about fifty mosques are under the sway of the Sulaymaniyah movement. Moroccan mosques represent a substantial fraction of the total, where most attendees speak the Arabic and Tamazight languages.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Pathways to Forming Religious Leadership in Europe |
| Subtitle of host publication | Imams and Female Guides in the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark |
| Editors | Omar al-Bashir al-Turabi |
| Place of Publication | Brussels |
| Publisher | Al Mesbar Studies & Research Center |
| Pages | 69-90 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2022 |
Bibliographical note
In its 184th monthly book, released April 2022 and titled Pathways to Forming Religious Leaders in Europe: Imams and Female Guides in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Denmark, the Al-Mesbar Studies and Research Center continues its exploration of European Islam.Keywords
- Imams
- Imam training
- Netherlands