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In view of the growing influence of religion in public life on the
national and international scenes, Muslim Diaspora in the West
constitutes a timely contribution to scholarly debates and a
response to concerns raised in the West about Islam and Muslims
within diaspora. It begins with the premise that diasporic
communities of Islamic cultures, while originating in countries
dominated by Islamic laws and religious practices, far from being
uniform, are in fact shaped in their existence and experiences by a
complex web of class, ethnic, gender, religious and regional
factors, as well as the cultural and social influences of their
adopted homes. Within this context, this volume brings together
work from experts within Europe and North America to explore the
processes that shape the experiences and challenges faced by
migrants and refugees who originate in countries of Islamic
cultures. Presenting the latest research from a variety of
locations on both sides of The Atlantic, Muslim Diaspora in the
West addresses the realities of diasporic life for self-identified
Muslims, addressing questions of integration, rights and equality
before the law, and challenging stereotypical views of Muslims. As
such, it will appeal to scholars with interests in race and
ethnicity, cultural, media and gender studies, and migration.
In view of the growing influence of religion in public life on the
national and international scenes, Muslim Diaspora in the West
constitutes a timely contribution to scholarly debates and a
response to concerns raised in the West about Islam and Muslims
within diaspora. It begins with the premise that diasporic
communities of Islamic cultures, while originating in countries
dominated by Islamic laws and religious practices, far from being
uniform, are in fact shaped in their existence and experiences by a
complex web of class, ethnic, gender, religious and regional
factors, as well as the cultural and social influences of their
adopted homes. Within this context, this volume brings together
work from experts within Europe and North America to explore the
processes that shape the experiences and challenges faced by
migrants and refugees who originate in countries of Islamic
cultures. Presenting the latest research from a variety of
locations on both sides of The Atlantic, Muslim Diaspora in the
West addresses the realities of diasporic life for self-identified
Muslims, addressing questions of integration, rights and equality
before the law, and challenging stereotypical views of Muslims. As
such, it will appeal to scholars with interests in race and
ethnicity, cultural, media and gender studies, and migration.
In Contested Belonging: Spaces, Practices, Biographies
contributions by well-known international scholars from different
disciplines address the sites, practices, and narratives in which
belonging is imagined, enacted and constrained, negotiated and
contested. Belonging is viewed from the perspectives of both
migrants and refugees in their host countries as well as from
people who are ostensibly 'at home' and yet may experience various
degrees of alienation in their countries of origin. The book
focuses on three particular dimensions of belonging: belonging as
space (neighbourhood, workplace, home), as practice (virtual,
physical, cultural), and as biography (life stories, group
narratives). What role do physical, digital, transnational and
in-between spaces play and how are they used in order to
create/contest belonging? Which practices do people engage in in
order to gain/foster/invent a certain/new sense of belonging? What
can the biographies and narratives of people reveal about their
complicated and contested experiences of belonging? Contested
Belonging: Spaces, Practices, Biographies convincingly shows how
individual and collective struggles for belonging are not only
associated with exclusion and 'othering', but also lead to
surprising and inspiring forms of social action and transformation,
suggesting that there may be more reason for hope than for despair.
Smash the Pillars builds on the efforts by scholars and activists
to decolonize Dutch history and memory, as they resist the
epistemological violence imposed by the state, its institutions,
and dominant narratives. Contributions offer an unparalleled
glimpse into decolonial activism in the Dutch kingdom and provide
us with a new lens to view contemporary decolonial efforts. The
book argues that to fully decolonize Dutch society, the current
social organization in the Kingdom of the Netherlands relying on
separate pillars for each religious and/or racial group, must be
dismantled.
Smash the Pillars builds on the efforts by scholars and activists
to decolonize Dutch history and memory, as they resist the
epistemological violence imposed by the state, its institutions,
and dominant narratives. Contributions offer an unparalleled
glimpse into decolonial activism in the Dutch kingdom and provide
us with a new lens to view contemporary decolonial efforts. The
book argues that to fully decolonize Dutch society, the current
social organization in the Kingdom of the Netherlands relying on
separate pillars for each religious and/or racial group, must be
dismantled.
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