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Chapter 3 Do we always understand each other?

Tourism in the Muslim World

ISBN: 978-1-84950-920-6, eISBN: 978-1-84950-921-3

Publication date: 24 November 2010

Abstract

This chapter discusses the importance and the strength of the interaction between tourism and the Muslim world, as well as the importance of tourism to overcome misunderstanding between the peoples in Islamic and non-Islamic countries. The objectives of this chapter are to look at the connections between tourism and Islam and to try to determine how these connections may develop. Tourism has brought many changes in Islamic countries. Traditionally conservative religions are particularly sensitive to such changes. This includes the Muslim world, deeply rooted in certain countries and parts of the world. As a precondition for future tourism developments, the tolerance among peoples and religions is of great importance. Better understanding will bring benefit to all.

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Vukonić, B. (2010), "Chapter 3 Do we always understand each other?", Scott, N. and Jafari, J. (Ed.) Tourism in the Muslim World (Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice, Vol. 2), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 31-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2042-1443(2010)0000002006

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