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Islamophobia is one of the most prevalent forms of prejudice in the
world today. This timely book reveals the way in which
Islamophobia's pervasive power is being met with responses that
challenge it and the worldview on which it rests. The volume breaks
new ground by outlining the characteristics of contemporary
Islamophobia across a range of political, historic, and cultural
public debates in Europe and the United States. Chapters examine
issues such as: how anti-Muslim prejudice facilitates questionable
foreign and domestic policies of Western governments; the tangible
presence of anti-Muslim bias in media and the arts including a
critique of the global blockbuster fantasy series Game of Thrones;
youth activism in response to securitised Islamophobia in
education; and activist forms of Muslim self-fashioning including
Islamic feminism, visual art and comic strip superheroes in popular
culture and new media. Drawing on contributions from experts in
history, sociology, and literature, the book brings together
interdisciplinary perspectives from culture and the arts as well as
political and policy reflections. It argues for an inclusive
cultural dialogue through which misrepresentation and
institutionalised Islamophobia can be challenged.
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What should states do with the bodies of suicide bombers and other
jihadists who die while perpetrating terrorist attacks? This
original and unsettling book explores the host of ethical and
political questions raised by this dilemma, from (non-)
legitimisation of the 'enemy' and their cause to the
non-territorial identity of individuals who identified in life with
a global community of believers. Because states do not recognise
suicide bombers as enemy combatants, governments must decide
individually what to do with their remains. Riva Kastoryano offers
a window onto this challenging predicament through the responses of
the American, Spanish, British and French governments after the
Al-Qaeda suicide attacks in New York, Madrid and London, and
Islamic State's attacks on Paris in 2015. Interviewing officials,
religious and local leaders and jihadists' families, both in their
countries of origin and in the target nations, she has traced the
terrorists' travel history, discovering unexpected connections
between their itineraries and the handling of their burials. This
fascinating book reveals how states' approaches to a seemingly
practical issue are closely shaped by territory, culture,
globalisation and identity.
This book provides a sophisticated investigation into the
experience of being exterminated, as felt by victims of the
Holocaust, and compares and contrasts this analysis with the
experiences of people who have been colonized or enslaved. Using
numerous victim accounts and a wide range of primary sources, the
book moves away from the 'continuity thesis', with its insistence
on colonial intent as the reason for victimization in relation to
other historical examples of mass political violence, to look at
the victim experience on its own terms. By affording each
constituent case study its own distinctive aspects, The Victims of
Slavery, Colonization and the Holocaust allows for a more enriching
comparison of victim experience to be made that respects each group
of victims in their uniqueness. It is an important, innovative
volume for all students of the Holocaust, genocide and the history
of mass political violence.
James Hadfield-Hyde clearly and concisely illustrates the
innumerable problems Islam faces within itself, without
overburdening the reader with scriptural arguments. The book is
aimed at enlightening those outside of the faith, as to the
chronology of historical facts which has led us to the problems we
face today. There is an element within Islam which has openly
declared war on the world; it preaches an apocalyptic and homicidal
interpretation of their faith. This is an entirely new kind of
warfare, and we must alter our strategy to defeat it, accordingly.
Jihadism cannot be defeated merely by containment, but firstly, by
the removal of political correctness. Hadfield-Hyde stresses the
importance of 'knowing thine enemy' and all his reasons for being
so. Many Muslims seek a modern, and more tolerant 'Reformation,'
but fear for the consequences if they speak out. It is to them that
we must turn; there is hope for a peaceful coexistence only as long
as we are all free to speak the truth.
To allow or restrict hate speech is a hotly debated issue in many
societies. While the right to freedom of speech is fundamental to
liberal democracies, most countries have accepted that hate speech
causes significant harm and ought to be regulated. Richard Moon
examines the application of hate speech laws when religion is
either the source or target of such speech. Moon describes the
various legal restrictions on hate speech, religious insult, and
blasphemy in Canada, Europe and elsewhere, and uses cases from
different jurisdictions to illustrate the particular challenges
raised by religious hate speech. The issues addressed are highly
topical: speech that attacks religious communities, specifically
anti-Muslim rhetoric, and hateful speech that is based on religious
doctrine or scripture, such as anti-gay speech. The book draws on a
rich understanding of freedom of expression, the harms of hate
speech, and the role of religion in public life.
The popularity of the 'New Atheist' movement speaks to both the
growing ranks of atheists as well as their vehement disdain for
religion. In 'Faitheist', Chris Stedman challenges the orthodoxies
of this movement and makes a passionate arguement that atheists
should learn to respect religious identity while remaining secular.
John Foxe's ground-breaking chronicle of Christian saints and
martyrs put to death over centuries remains a landmark text of
religious history. The persecution of Christians was for centuries
a fact of living in Europe. Adherence to the faith was a great
personal risk, with the Roman Empire leading the first of such
persecutions against early Christian believers. Many were
crucified, put to the sword, or burned alive - gruesome forms of
death designed to terrify and discourage others from following the
same beliefs. Appearing in 1563, Foxe's chronicle of Christian
suffering proved a great success among Protestants. It gave
literate Christians the ability to discover and read about brave
believers who died for expressing their religion, much as did Jesus
Christ. Perhaps in foretelling, the final chapter of the book
focuses upon the earliest Christian missions abroad: these, to the
Americas, Asia and other locales, would indeed see many more
martyrs put to death by the local populations.
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