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For many in the West, Islam has become a byword for terrorism. From
9/11 to the Paris attacks, our headlines are dominated by images of
violence and extremism. Now, as the Western world struggles to cope
with the refugee crisis, there is a growing obsession with the
issue of Muslim integration. Those Muslims who fail to assimilate
are branded the 'enemy within', with their communities said to
provide a fertile breeding ground for jihadists. Such narratives,
though, fail to take into account the actual lives of most Muslims
living in the West, fixating instead on a minority of violent
extremists. In The Daily Lives of Muslims, Nilufer Goele provides
an urgently needed corrective to this distorted image of Islam.
Engaging with Muslim communities in twenty-one cities across Europe
where controversies over integration have arisen - from the banning
of the veil in France to debates surrounding sharia law in the UK -
the book brings the voices of this neglected majority into the
debate. In doing so, Goele uncovers a sincere desire among many
Muslims to participate in the public sphere, a desire which is too
often stifled by Western insecurity and attempts to suppress the
outward signs of religious difference.
For many in the West, Islam has become a byword for terrorism. From
9/11 to the Paris attacks, our headlines are dominated by images of
violence and extremism. Now, as the Western world struggles to cope
with the refugee crisis, there is a growing obsession with the
issue of Muslim integration. Those Muslims who fail to assimilate
are branded the 'enemy within', with their communities said to
provide a fertile breeding ground for jihadists. Such narratives,
though, fail to take into account the actual lives of most Muslims
living in the West, fixating instead on a minority of violent
extremists. In The Daily Lives of Muslims, Nilufer Goele provides
an urgently needed corrective to this distorted image of Islam.
Engaging with Muslim communities in twenty-one cities across Europe
where controversies over integration have arisen - from the banning
of the veil in France to debates surrounding sharia law in the UK -
the book brings the voices of this neglected majority into the
debate. In doing so, Goele uncovers a sincere desire among many
Muslims to participate in the public sphere, a desire which is too
often stifled by Western insecurity and attempts to suppress the
outward signs of religious difference.
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