Cross cultural pluralism on the part of the Nation States comprising the European Union is one avenue for moving the dialogue between different cultural frameworks into a more compatible form. This change of residence location leads to a cultural frame switching entailing the development of bicultural identities flexible enough to adapt to new societal structures while retaining cultural citizenship in one’s country of origin. This process calls for a re-conceptualization and application of new paradigms for designing ways in which aspects of acculturation might be reinforced, while marginalizing barriers are minimized. The definition of a cultural socio-spatial safety zone is one which can function as both a support and also at times a barrier to integration. Native culture is often reacting to the host culture’s educational and political framework as a threat. Political integration as affected by the perseverance of “source country effects” is one example of the complexity of the interrelation of multi-ethnic societies. Thus, the impact of such geographic migration is a complex phenomenon affecting social, political, and educational institutions in the adopted homeland. Migrants’ internalized experiences in relation to homeland cultural frameworks or subcultures in the adopted homeland are central in creating an analytical framework. Studies show that it is key to not only take both realities into account but to create a link between them in order to understand the immigration experience. The geographical focus of the workshop comprises the Muslim world and Europe. The disciplinary interest of this workshop, mainly meant for social, cultural and political scientists, should be evident – links between the idea of immigration and the practices that define it, the historical emergence of a system that is increasingly shaping lives and policies here and there, the role of education and knowledge in this process, discussion of development policies and how they are imposed on individuals. At the same time, in a more interdisciplinary sense, it could attract the interests of philosophers, for these reforms question the very nature of the immigration phenomenon and the role that the nation state or the European Union has in the production of a new citizenry; of other social scientists, for the questions that this workshop aims at raising are potentially well addressed by other disciplines as well.