Muslim Britain: Communities Under PressureTahir Abbas Zed Books, 2005 M03 4 - 270 pages This edited collection is a cogent exploration of how the events of September 11 and the subsequent war on terror have impacted on the lived experiences of British South Asian Muslims in a number of important spheres, namely, religious and ethnic identity, citizenship, Islamophobia, gender and education, radicalism, media and political representation. The contributors to this volume are specialists in the fields of sociology, social geography, anthropology, theology and law. Each of the chapters explores the positions of South Asian Muslims from different analytical perspectives based on various methodological approaches. A number of the chapters carry primary empirical analysis, therefore making this one of the most pertinent compilations in this field. Other contributions are more discursive, providing valuable polemics on the current positions of British South Asian Muslims. |
Contents
From Islam to British Muslims | 1 |
Muslims in the UK | 18 |
Issues Policy and Practice | 31 |
the New Face of Discrimination | 49 |
Negotiating British Citizenship and Muslim Identity | 66 |
British Muslims and the State | 92 |
Reading between the Lines Muslims and the Media | 109 |
do Mothers have Faith in | 127 |
Return to Religion and Radical Islam | 164 |
All Quiet on the Eastern Front? Bangladeshi Reactions | 179 |
Tower Hamlets Insulation in Isolation | 194 |
Flying the Flag for England? Citizenship Religion | 208 |
Pakistanis in Northern Ireland in the Aftermath of September 11 | 222 |
An Afterword on the Situation of British Muslims | 235 |
Notes on the Contributors | 256 |
Attitudes to Jihad Martyrdom and Terrorism among | 144 |
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