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13%OFFNilufer Gole - The Daily Lives of Muslims: Islam and Public Confrontation in Contemporary Europe - 9781783609536 - V9781783609536
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The Daily Lives of Muslims: Islam and Public Confrontation in Contemporary Europe

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Description for The Daily Lives of Muslims: Islam and Public Confrontation in Contemporary Europe Paperback. A remarkable and rich exploration of what it means to be a Muslim in contemporary Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HRAM2; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
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. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783609536
SKU
V9781783609536
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99-10

About Nilufer Gole
Nilufer Goele is a professor of sociology at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. Her previous books in English include Islam in Europe: The Lure of Fundamentalism and the Allure of Cosmopolitanism (2010) and Islam and Secularity: The Future of Europe's Public Sphere (2015).

Reviews for The Daily Lives of Muslims: Islam and Public Confrontation in Contemporary Europe
`An incredibly important book. The current plague of anti-Muslim prejudice is due, in large part, to a lack of information about the diversity and lived realities of Muslim communities. This insightful volume confronts that reality with nuance and context. A must-read.' Nathan Lean, author of The Islamophobia Industry `A sharp ... Read more

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