Perceptions of the Holocaust in Europe and Muslim Communities

The book provides new and interesting insights for academics, professionals and students in the fields of Holocaust Education and Remembrance, antisemitism and European minorities.Today, the memory of the Holocaust and commemoration events have become an important issue in public discourse and politics in Europe. But how do people feel about it and are there specifics among the European Muslims? To what extent plays the Holocaust a role for Muslim minorities? Is the remembrance of the Holocaust a sign of integration? What are factors of rejecting and resenting the commemoration of the fact that the Nazis and their collaborators killed the Jews they could get hold of? The historical context of Holocaust commemoration in Europe is discussed, as well as views on the Holocaust in countries of European Muslims' origin, such as Turkey, Arab countries and Iran providing results of original research. Case studies explore problematic views among Muslims and non-Muslims alike.