%0 Journal Article
%T L¡¯espace de la mosqu¨¦e ¨¤ Bruxelles : nouveaux liens sociaux et investissement politique Brussels mosques : new social linkages and political stakes
%A Corinne Torrekens
%J Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la M¨¦diterran¨¦e
%D 2012
%I Universit¨¦ de Provence
%R 10.4000/remmm.6228
%X La mosqu¨¦e n¡¯est pas seulement un espace religieux d¨¦vou¨¦ ¨¤ la seule c¨¦l¨¦bration du culte mais ¨¦galement un espace social permettant l¡¯¨¦mergence de r¨¦seaux de solidarit¨¦, un centre d¡¯enseignement, etc. Qu¡¯en est-il de l¡¯¨¦volution de son espace dans le cadre de l¡¯implantation de la religion musulmane dans les anciennes soci¨¦t¨¦s europ¨¦ennes d¡¯immigration ? Dans le contexte de l¡¯islam transplant¨¦ en Europe, la mosqu¨¦e a ¨¦tendu ses fonctions traditionnelles pour se voir investie de nouveaux usages (espace de solidarit¨¦, d¡¯¨¦change, activit¨¦s socioculturelles et sportives, conf¨¦rences, d¨¦bats, etc.) permettant ¨¤ des groupes sociaux traditionnellement exclus de ses pr¨¦occupations d¡¯y avoir acc¨¨s. Il s¡¯agit principalement des femmes, des jeunes et des non-musulmans. La multiplication de ses r les et de ses publics a permis ¨¤ la mosqu¨¦e d¡¯entrer au sein de la sc¨¨ne politique locale en tant que repr¨¦sentante de la population musulmane locale. Cet article analyse, en prenant trois localit¨¦s bruxelloises comme exemples empiriques, les processus de publicisation de l¡¯espace de la mosqu¨¦e ainsi que l¡¯¨¦mergence et le d¨¦veloppement de nouveaux liens sociaux en son sein et ce, sans n¨¦gliger les d¨¦bats qu¡¯une telle ¨¦volution suppose. The Mosque is not only a religious space devoted to worship but a social space and education centre out of which solidarity networks can emerge. How have Muslim religious spaces evolved in the context of the growing Muslim presence among traditional European migratory societies? In the context of European Islam, the traditional role of the mosque has been adapted to new uses as a centre for social solidarity and exchange, cultural activities, sporting events and debates, providing Mosque access for social groups that are traditionally excluded: women, young people and non-muslims. The diversity of roles and populations served has forced the mosque into the political arena as representative of the local Muslim community. By focusing our empirical study on three geographic areas of Brussels, we analyse the process by which heretofore private religious spaces have been opened to the public and given rise to new social practices and linkages, without discounting the debates this evolution supposes.
%K public space
%K mosque
%K Islam
%K espace public
%K mosqu¨¦e
%K Islam
%U http://remmm.revues.org/6228