Following the events of 11th September 2001 in the USA, and more
especially, the bombings on the London underground on 7th July 2005
and the incident at Glasgow Airport on 30th June 2007, an
increasing amount of public attention has been focused upon Muslims
in Britain. Against the backdrop of this debate, this book sets out
a series of innovative insights into the everyday lives of Muslims
living in contemporary Britain, in an attempt to move beyond
prevalent stereotypes concerning what it means to be 'Muslim'.
Combining original empirical research with theoretical
interventions, this collection offers a range of reflections on how
Muslims in Britain negotiate their everyday lives, manage
experiences of racism and exclusion, and develop local networks and
global connections. The authors explore a broad range of themes
including gender relations; educational and economic issues;
migration and mobility; religion and politics; racism and
Islamophobia; and the construction and contestation of Muslim
identities. Threaded through the treatment of these themes is a
unifying concern with the ways in which geography matters to how
Muslims negotiate their daily experiences as well as their
racialised, gendered and religious identities. Above all, attention
is focused upon the role of the home and local community, the
influence of the economy and the nation, and the power of
transnational connections and mobilities in the everyday lives of
Muslims in Britain.
Includes contributions from: Louise Archer, Yahya Birt, Sophie
Bowlby, Claire Dwyer, Richard Gale, Peter Hopkins, Lily Kong, Sally
Lloyd-Evans, Sean McLoughlin, Sharmina Mawani, Tariq Modood, Anjoom
Mukadam, Caroline Nagel, DeborahPhillips, Bindi Shah, and Lynn
Staeheli.
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