Muslim Britain: Communities under PressureTahir Abbas Bloomsbury Publishing, 2008 M02 29 - 289 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
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2 Muslims in the UK | 18 |
Issues Policy and Practice | 31 |
PART II Islamophobia Identity Politics and Multiculturalism | 47 |
the New Face of Discrimination | 49 |
5 Negotiating British Citizenship and Muslim Identity | 66 |
Multiculturalism and Identity Politics | 78 |
British Muslims and the State | 92 |
11 Return to Religion and Radical Islam | 164 |
PART IV Temporal and Spatial Ethnic and Religious Identities | 177 |
12 All Quiet on the Eastern Front?Bangladeshi Reactions in Tower Hamlets | 179 |
Insulation in Isolation | 194 |
14 Flying the Flag for England?Citizenship Religion and Cultural Identity among British Pakistani Muslims | 208 |
15 Pakistanis in Northern Ireland in the Aftermath of September 11 | 222 |
An Afterword on the Situation of British Muslims in a World Context | 235 |
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