Ahmet Yukleyen (Faculty Member is Retired, or has otherwise left the University)
Croft Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Phone Number: (662)915-5733
Email: yukleyen@olemiss.edu
http://socanth.olemiss.edu/2011/10/ahmet-yukleyen/

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Research Description: My research focuses on how Muslim immigrants interpret and practice their religion in Western Europe. I completed my fieldwork among the various Islamic groups in Germany and the Netherlands in 2003-4. Islamic movements active among Muslims in Europe have diverse interpretations of Islam. I examine the various factors (i.e. religious authority, class, ethnicity, state policies etc.) on how Muslims make sense of their religious tradition in Europe.

Syracuse University Press published my book titled �Localizing Islam in Europe: Turkish Islamic Communities in Germany and the Netherlands� in February 2012. I have also co-authored a book published in 2006, titled �Islam, Secularism, and Democracy in Europe� which compares the relationship between the state and Muslims in France, Germany, and the Netherlands. My research interests include anthropology of knowledge, anthropology of religion, ethnicity, Muslims in Europe, Islamic movements, and multiculturalism.

My current project examines the Salafi movement and the relationship among its sub-trends (i.e. political, apolitical, and Jihadi) based on fieldwork research since 2006 in the Netherlands.

Honors Theses:

Whisenant, Arlissa Nicole (2013) "Resolving The Structural Paradox of Retail Transnational Corporations: A Case Study of Walmart in Latin America"

Pinac, Courtney Kay (2011) "Marginalized in Society: Identity Perception and the Expulsion of the Roma from France"

Polk, Deeneaus Dwayne (2011)

Cox, Joshua David (2010) "Jihad Salafism in France: Is France a Hospitable Environment for the Pro-violence Salafi Movement?"

Ford, Robert Harrison (2010) "Religious Nationalism and the Russian Orthodox Church"

Jacobs, Ann Kirkpatrick (2009) "Turkey and the European Union: Why Europe Doesn't Want a Taste of Turkey"

Ashoo, Andrus Gareth (2008) "Institutionalized Islam: A Study of the Union des organisations islamiques de France"

Karp, Sarah Lynn (2008) "Historical Memory and Muslim Identity in Andalusia"