The uneven discursive incitement on Muslims and Islam in comparison to the seemingly banal omnipresence of Christianity in Europe has led some scholars to coin the notion of the “Muslim Question”. It condenses into the master-question: are Islamic practices compatible with liberal orders? If we, instead, shift the gaze from the minority to the majority, imperial legacies and multifaceted forms of power come to the fore which are deeply ingrained in the liberal script. We can then flip the question and ask: are liberal orders capable to address religious difference beyond absorption or radical alterity?

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