CONTENTS Overview 1 SECTION I PERSPECTIVES 1.Multiculturalism and Cultural Diversity in Modern Nation State 3 Radka Neumannova 2.Globalization and Cultural Boundaries: An Anthropological Perspective 17 Aliaa R Rafea 3.Euro-Islam - A Constructivist Idea or a Concept of the English School? 41 Astrid B Boening 4.Celebrating Diversity 56 Ramin Jahanbegloo 5.It's Good to Talk: Addressing Moral Conflict in Multicultural Societies 65 Eunice Goes 6.An Intercultural Approach to 'Integration' 89 Philip Watt 7.Multiculturalism in Crisis 101 Sia Spiliopoulou Akermark SECTION II EXPERIENCES 8. The Death of Multiculturalism : Blaming and Shaming British Muslims 115 Chris Alien 9.Multiculturalism and the Roman Empire 132 Kim, Kyung-hyun 10.The Islamic Headscarf as a Political Tool in the Battle Over Multiculturalism: An Argument for a Contextual Analysis of Moral Conflicts 147 Doutje Lettinga and Sawitri Saharso 11.Diversity Among Indian Muslims 175 Rakesh Basant 12.Why Understand the Western Culture ? 184 S N Balagangadhara 13.Multiculturalism in the Contemporary World 196 Nirmala Rao Khadpekar Index 203