Mehr zum Titel: | Preface : a tryst with destiny Race and the imagined community The racism of the radical right Muslim origins and destinations Framing Muslims Islamophobia as new racism Islamism redux Multicultural radicalisms Far-right versus Islamist extremism Plugged into the rage Vanquishing false idols Tomorrow belong to those ... The postcolonial subject's discontent Fear and loathing at the end of history In conclusion Epilogue : Rumi's corner |
Inhalt: | Since the 1970s, there have been three challenges to traditional, homogeneous 'national' identities across the Western world: political and socioeconomic inequality; neoliberal globalisation; and more diverse, multicultural societies. As in the US and elsewhere in Western Europe, the decline of an old, masculinised national identity has now begun to open a new, dark era for Britain. Ever since the 'war on terror' was added to the mix, 'others' in Britain have been brutally demonised. Muslims, routinely presented as the source of societys ills, are subjected to both symbolic and actual violence. Deep-seated and structurally racialised norms amplify the isolation and alienation impeding Muslim integration. Both these 'left-behind' Muslims and white-British groups who perceive themselves as the true nation are under pressure from ongoing geopolitical concerns in the Muslim world, as well as widening divisions at home. Tahir Abbas argues that, in this context, the symbiotic intersections between Islamophobia and radicalisation intensify and expand. His book is a warning of the world that results: a rise in hate crime, the institutionalisation of Islamophobia, and the normalisation of war and conflict. |
