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Islam in the European Union

Transnationalism, Youth and the War on Terror

By: Kasturi Sen, Yunas Samad (Editor)

Hardcover

Published: 1st June 2007
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This book is about Muslims in Europe and the "War on Terror"--its causes and consequences for European citizenship and exclusion particularly for young people. The rising tide of hostility towards people of Muslim origin is challenged in this collection from a varied and multi national perspective. The book illustrates that Muslims are as diverse a group as those of any other religion; therefore to place all Muslims into one category is wholly unscientific and discriminatory. It shows that there are historical and ideological reasons for viewing Islam as a static, unchanging and regressive force. The chapters illustrate the diversity of societies with Muslim majority populations and challenge the dominant paradigm of what has become to be known since the War on Terror as "Islamophobia".

Islam in Europe : theoretical and empirical overview
Muslims in Europe : demography and organizationsp. 26
Orientalism and othernessp. 60
Radicalism and transnationalism
Making of Islamic radicalism : Iran and Turkeyp. 72
Afghanistan : making of transnational Jihadp. 100
The hybrid and globalized Islam of Western Europep. 108
Transnationalism and identitiesp. 123
Representation and identities : Muslim youth
Violence, gender and identity : re-imagining 'The Asian Gang'p. 144
Ethnicization of religionp. 160
Young South Asian Muslims and identityp. 170
Discrimination, legalization and the war on terror
Comparative perspectives on discrimination lawp. 186
Terrorizing communities : the so-called 'war on terror' in the UKp. 198
The politics of identityp. 207
Conclusion : policy implications : youth, gender and trans-Islamp. 215
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ISBN: 9780195472516
ISBN-10: 0195472519
Audience: Tertiary; University or College
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 285
Published: 1st June 2007
Dimensions (cm): 21.6 x 13.8  x 1.6
Weight (kg): 0.386