Muslims in Western politics / edited by Abdulkader H. Sinno.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sinno, Abdulkader H., 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims--Western countries.

Muslims.

Muslims--Europe, Western--Politics and government--Congresses.

Muslims--United States--Politics and government--Congresses.

Muslims--Canada--Politics and government--Congresses.

Muslims--Government policy--Europe, Western--Congresses.

Muslims--Government policy--United States--Congresses.

Muslims--Government policy--Canada--Congresses.

Europe, Western--Politics and government--1989---Congresses.

Europe, Western.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009--Congresses.

United States.

Canada--Politics and government--1980---Congresses.

Canada.

Physical Description:

x, 301 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Looking closely at relations between Muslims and their host countries, Abdulkader H. Sinno and an international group of scholars examine questions of political representation, identity politics, civil liberties, immigration, and security issues. While many have problematized Muslims in the West, this volume takes a unique stance by viewing Muslims as a normative, and even positive, influence in Western politics. Squarely political and transatlantic in scope, the essays in this collected work focus on Islam and Muslim citizens in Europe and the Americas since 9/11, the European bombings, and the recent riots in France. Main topics include Muslim political participation and activism, perceptions about Islam and politics, Western attitudes about Muslim visibility in the political arena, radicalization of Muslims in an age of apparent shrinking of civil liberties, and personal security in politically uneasy times.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgments

Note on Transliteration

1 An Institutional Approach to the Politics of Western Muslim Minorities

Part One · Western Muslims and Established State-Religion Relations

2 Claiming Space in America's Pluralism: Muslims Enter the Political Maelstrom

3 The Practice of Their Faith: Muslims and the State in Britain, France, and Germany

4 Religion, Muslims, and the State in Britain and France: From Westphalia to 9/11

Part Two · Western Muslims and Political Institutions

5 Muslim Underrepresentation in American Politics

6 Muslims Representing Muslims in Europe: Parties and Associations after 9/11

7 Muslims in UK Institutions: Effective Representation or Tokenism?

Part Three · Institutional Underpinnings of Perceptions of Western Muslims

8 How Europe and Its Muslim Populations See Each Other

9 Public Opinion toward Muslim Americans: Civil Liberties and the Role of Religiosity, Ideology, and Media Use

10 The Racialization of Muslim Americans

Part Four · Western Muslims, Civil Rights, and Legal Institutions

11 Canadian National Security Policy and Canadian Muslim Communities

12 Counterterrorism and the Civil Rights of Muslim Minorities in the European Union

13 The Preventive Paradigm and the Rule of Law: How Not to Fight Terrorism

14 Recommendations for Western Policy Makers and Muslim Organizations

List of Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-253-00280-X

9786612103445

1-282-10344-X

OCLC:

406518818