Description
This book contributes to understanding of the contemporary relationship between Muslims and the Western societies in which they live, focusing particularly on the UK. Chapters reflect on the nature of multiculturalism, as well as a wide range of specific aspects of daily life, including religious dialogue, gender, freedom of speech and politics.
Table of Contents
Foreword; I.I.Mogra Introduction - 'Islam', 'the West' and 'Multiculturalism'; P.Wetherly , S.Robinson , Y.Valli & M.Farrar Multiculturalism in the UK – a Contested Discourse; M.Farrar Multiculturalism: Commonality, Diversity and Psychological Integration; T.Ramadan Freedom of Expression, Multiculturalism, and the 'Danish Cartoons'; P.Wetherly Pope Benedict XVI's Regensburg Lecture: a Flashpoint in Christian-Muslim Relations; I.Markham Secularism and the Accommodation of Religious Law: Reflections on Rowan Williams's Lecture; S.Robinson & P.Wetherly The Role of Muslim Womenin Britainin relation to the Government's 'Prevent Agenda'; Z.R.Ahmed Veiled Interventions in Pure Space: Honour, Shame and Embodied Struggles among Muslims in Britain and France; P.Werbner Sexuality Politics in Islam; A.N.Pilgrim Deconstructing the Debate around Sport and the 'Question' of 'Muslim Minorities' in the West; M.Amara & I.Henry Islam, Responsibility and Business; S.Robinson Towards a Shared Future?: Opportunity and Denial in Bradford's Experience of Ethnic and Religious Change; A.Carling From Madrassa to Mainstream - The Role of the Madrassa in Shaping the Core Islamic Values and Practice Amongst Young British Muslims; Y.Valli The Construction of Criminality and Disorder among British Muslim Young People; C.Webster Islamism and Terror: A Western Way of Doing Politics; M.Farrar
