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MigrantswithanIslamicbackgroundareagrowingpartofthe<br>populationintheNetherlandsaswellasinmanyotherWestern<br>countries.Worldwide,Islamhastwomainstreams:Sunni(87–90%)<br>andShia(10–13%)(Miller,2009).Therearefourmajordirections,the<br>so-calledlawschools,withintheSunnistream:Hanifi,Maliki,Hanbali<br>andShafi.Thesefourlawschoolshavenofundamentaldifferences,but<br>evidenceofsmalldifferenceexists(ShadidandKoningsveld,2008).<br>TheHanifischooloflawpredominateinTurkey,PakistanandIndia<br>(Atighetchi,2007;Ghaly,2008,JRDH).MigrantsfromTurkeyare<br>thelargestminoritywithanIslamicbackgroundintheNether-<br>lands;95%statedtobeaMuslim(DutchStatistics,www.cbs.nl).<br>AftertheHannifi,theAlevi,partofShia,isestimatedtobethe<br>secondlargestreligiousgroupinandfromTurkey.TheAlevitsare<br>characterisedbyamoderatehumanistphilosophythatallows<br>humanbeingsaplaceasideofGod,andteacheshumanrespon-<br>sibilityinalldomainsoflife.Theyemphasisereligioustolerance<br>andsupporttheseparationbetweenreligionandthestate(White<br>andJongerden,2003).Therearedifferentparameterstodescribe<br>aMuslim.Onthetheologicallevel,aMuslimissomeonewho<br>witnessesthatthereisnoothergodthanGodandthat<br>MohammedisAllah'sprophet.BeingapracticingMuslimcanbe<br>describedonmanydifferentjuridicallevels,ofwhichthebest<br>knownisthatsomeonekeepsthedevotionalrulesoftheShari'aas<br>prayingfivetimesaday,fastingduringRamadan,charitablegiving<br>andapilgrimagetoMeccaatleastonceinalifetime.Becauseof<br>themethodologyofourstudy, inthispaperwechoosethe <br>anthropologicallevelofbeingapracticingMuslim: apracticing <br>Muslimissomeonewhodescribedhimselforherselfasapracti- <br>cingMuslim
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