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ArgumentIn the recent years, there have been an increasing number of studies on the physical activity of muslim youth and especially on Muslim schoolgirls in Europe. The researches on physical activity have expanded in new domains such as sports activities during the month of Ramadan, wearing headscarf in olympic games and footbal matches, halal meals in football training camps, mixed-sex swimming lessons and dancing clubs. Sports are also at the centre of the debates on Islamic expressions of identity and diversity. These researches on life experiences of Muslims in different contexts reveal how sports constitute a terrain for identity making, empowerment, and religious plurality particulary with regards to Islam.The visibilty of Muslim and the presence of Islam in sports need specific attention. On the one hand, there is an increase in social mobility, socialisation and participation in the society via sport; on the other hand, research has indicated that this participation in sports reveals some particularities in Islamic codes of living. These particularities and religious expressions in sports are seen as a means of defying secular values and life.This workshop attempts to provide more insight on the relationship between Muslims who live in Europe and sports-physical activity. We would like to examine how Muslims make sense of religion and their religious identity in sportive activities and how public policies are organized vis-a-vis the needs of the Muslim populations in Europe. During this workshop we want to adress a range of issues such as space, gender, social inclusion, multiculturalism, citizenship, politics of identity and secularism.Tuition FeesThere will be no tuition fees.OutcomeAn edited book will be produced and published by the GCIS with Leuven University Press, comprising some or all of the papers presented at the Workshop, at the condition that they pass a peer review organized by the publisher. The papers will be arranged and introduced, and to the extent appropriate, edited, by scholar(s) to be appointed by the Editorial Board.Copyright of the papers accepted to the Workshop will be vested in the GCIS.Selection CriteriaThe workshop will accept up to&#160;10 participants, each of whom must meet the following requirements:have a professional and/or research&#160;background in related topics of the workshop;be able to&#160;attend the entire programme.Since the Workshop expects to address a broad range of topics while the number of participants has to be limited, writers submitting abstracts are requested to bear in mind the need to ensure that their language is technical only where it is absolutely necessary and the language should be intelligible to non-specialists and specialists in disciplines other than their own; and present clear, coherent arguments in a rational way and in accordance with the usual standards and format for publishable work.TimetableAbstracts (300&#8211;500 words maximum) and CVs (maximum 1 page) to be received by 20th&#160;September 2015.Abstracts to be short-listed by the Editorial Board and papers invited by 30th September 2015.Conference: 7 December 2015ContactPapers and abstract should be sent to :erkan.toguslu@soc.kuleuven.bejoyce.koeman@soc.kuleuven.bepascal.delheye@faber.kuleuven.beFor more information plz contact:Erkan TogusluKU Leuven G&#252;len Chair for Intercultural StudiesParkstraat 45 - box 36153000 LeuvenWorkshop Editorial Board and OrganizersJoyce Koeman, Institute for Media Studies, KU LeuvenPascal Delheye, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, KU LeuvenErkan Toğuşlu, G&#252;len Chair and IMMRC, KU LeuvenVenueKU Leuven University, Belgium.The international workshop is organized by KU Leuven G&#252;len Chair for Intercultural Studies, Institute for Media Studies and Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences (FaBeR). The language of the workshop is English and will be hosted by KU Leuven G&#252;len Chair in Leuven.