Muslim Minorities and Social Cohesion: Cultural Fragmentation in the West

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This book examines various attempts in the ‘West’ to manage cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity – focusing on Muslim minorities in predominantly non-Muslim societies. An international panel of contributors chart evolving national identities and social values, assessing the way that both contemporary ‘Western’ societies and contemporary Muslim minorities view themselves and respond to the challenges of diversity. Drawing on themes and priority subjects from Islamic Culture within Euro-Asian, Australian, and American international research, they address multiple critical issues and discuss their implications for existing and future policy and practice in this area. These include subjects such as gender, the media, citizenship, and multiculturalism. The insight provided by this wide-ranging book will be of great use to scholars of Religious Studies, Interreligious Dialogue and Islamic Studies, as well as Politics, Culture, and Migration. Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Contents List of figures List of tables List of boxes Notes on contributors Acknowledgement Introduction: re-examining social, cultural and religious cohesion in contemporary Western societies Part I Social harmony, nationalism, and integration 1 Of states, commonwealths and the ‘clash of civilisations’ 2 Creating and sustaining multicultural societies in the ‘Anglosphere’ 3 The return of Australian values in the Australian citizenship test 4 The effect of media on public perceptions of Muslims in the United States Part II Education, citizenship, and cultural diversity 5 Gender, race, and identity in the United States 6 Education and national identity in Australia: Issues, options, and implications 7 Teaching citizenship against conflicting cross-cultural priorities in the Australian primary curriculum: Implications for social justice 8 Britishness and British values: The diminution of migrants’ social citizenship rights Part III Civil liberties, multiculturalism and marginalisation 9 Diversity and Islam: The case of the Netherlands 10 Multiculturalism under attack in Europe 11 History of multiculturalism in Canada and Australia: Its aim, successes and challenges to national identity 12 Muslims as second-class citizens Part IV Western values, Muslim migrants and compatibility of identity 13 Reinterpretation of citizenship and identity in Britain following Brexit 14 Compatibility of Muslim and Australian identities as viewed by non-Muslim Australian students: A national survey 15 Compatibility of Muslim and Australian identities as viewed by Muslim Australian students: A national survey 16 Integration, identity, and the community: The case of Germany and France 17 The integration puzzle: Exploring challenges and hindrances when fitting immigrants into the Swedish labour market 18 How German non-Muslim university students see Islam and Muslims Index