Islamophobie und Antisemitismus - ein umstrittener Vergleich

Are cartoons of Mohammed today's anti-Semitic postcards?

Are the protests against the construction of mosques in German towns comparable with the cries of "Jews out!" during the German Empire?

Following a heated public debate, comparisons between present hostility to Islam and traditional forms of anti-Semitism are also occupying political scientists, religious scholars and contemporary historians.

Certainly in the future there will also be a need for a comparative analysis of the mechanisms of the stigmatisation and ostracism of minorities.

This volume deals with the backgrounds to old-new hostile stereotypes of Jews and Muslims in Germany, and presents the views of media experts and members of both minorities.