The daily lives of Muslims : Islam and public confrontation in contemporary Europe
Göle, Nilüfer, 1953-2017
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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. Nilufer Gole provides an urgently needed corrective to this distorted image of Islam. Engaging with Muslim communities in 21 cities across Europe where controversies over 'integration' have arisen the book brings the voices of this neglected majority into the debate.
Main title:
The daily lives of Muslims : Islam and public confrontation in contemporary Europe / Nilufer Gole ; translated by Jacqueline Lerescu.
Author:
Göle, Nilüfer, 1953-, authorLerescu, Jacqueline, translator
Imprint:
London : Zed Books, 2017.
Collation:
288 pages
ISBN:
9781783609536 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
297.57
Language:
EnglishFrench
BRN:
1858700
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