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The Muslim, State and Mind : Psychology in Times of Islamophobia - Tarek Younis
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The Muslim, State and Mind

Psychology in Times of Islamophobia

By: Tarek Younis

Hardcover | 21 March 2023

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Mental health is positioned as the cure-all for society's discontents, from pandemics to terrorism. But the psy-disciplines-psychology and psychiatry-are not apolitical. This book will demonstrate how their theories and practices necessarily serve State interests and are integral in the perpetuation of inequality-especially racism-by drawing on theory, policy and clinical practices. Viewing the psy-disciplines from the margins, with a particular emphasis on Muslims, this book illustrates how these necessarily serve the State in the production of loyal, low-risk and productive citizens, offering a modern discussion of three paradigms underlying the psy-disciplines: capitalism, nationalism and securitisation.

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Edward Said wrote that the problematisation of Islam by the Western order began with the Crusades and has never gone away. Infused with the spirit of enquiry of Franz Fanon, this a penetrating and resonant account of how the Western state seeks to pin down and fix the Muslim mind on security grounds. Tarek highlights the ethically dubious role being played by mental health professionals, supposedly apolitical and neutral, in this endeavour- contributing to a climate of deteriorating civil liberties. Essential reading! -- Derek Summerfield Much has been said about the injurious impact of Islamophobia. But there is something amiss in the repetition of studies. Tarek Younis gives us a powerful explanation by approaching racial violence indirectly through a multifaceted reading of the interlocking relationships between security, psychology, and neo-liberalism. He not only persuasively demonstrates the 'neutral' masks contemporary racism puts on, but how it's integral to the very workings of the modern security state. This is one of the most important books to come out on Islamophobia in years. -- Dr Sahar Ghumkhor Dr Tarek Younis takes the discussion of Islamophobia beyond discrimination, by critically reflecting on how the psy-disciplines are influenced by modern ideologies and exist within the state apparatus, and how this affects Muslims. An insightful analysis written in a clear and accessible style. -- Dr. Jeyda Hammad

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