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Muslim Minorities and Social Cohesion Cultural Fragmentation in the West
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.
Introduction: Re-examining Social, cultural and religious cohesion in contemporary Western Societies Introduction
Abe W. Ata
Part I: Social Harmony, Nationalism, and Integration
Introductory Remarks
Abe W. Ata
1. On States, Commonwealths, and the ‘Clash of Civilisations
Greg Melleuish
2. Creating and sustaining multicultural societies in the ‘Anglosphere’
James Jupp
3. The return of Australian Values in the Australian Citizenship Test
Maria Chisari
4. The effect of Media on public perceptions of Muslims in the USA
Craig Anderson and Andreas Miles-Novelo
Part II: Education, Citizenship, and Cultural Diversity
Introductory Remarks
Abe W. Ata
5. Gender, Race, and Identity in the USA
Manijeh Danishpur
6. Education and National Identity in Australia: Issues, Options, and Implications
Andrew Jacubowicz
7. Teaching citizenship against conflicting Cross cultural priorities in the Australian primary curriculum: implications for social justice
Melinda Miller and Adele Amorsen
8. Britishness and British Values: The Diminution of Migrants’ Social Citizenship Rights
Clive Sealey
Part III: Civil liberties, Multiculturalism, and Marginalization
Introductory Remarks
Abe W. Ata
9. Diversity and Islam: The case of the Netherlands
Thijl Sunier
10. Multiculturalism under attack in Europe
Lucia-Mihaela Grosu-Rădulescu
11. History of Multiculturalism in Canada and Australia: its aim, successes, and challenges to national identity
Sev Ozdowski
12. Muslims as Second-Class Citizens in the West
Jan Ali
Part IV: Western Values, Muslim Migrants, and the Compatibility of Identity
Introductory Remarks
Abe W. Ata
13. Reinterpretation of citizenship and identity in Britain following Brexit
Susan Millns and Moira Dustin
14. Compatibility of Muslim and Australian identities, as viewed by non-Muslim Australian students: A National Survey
Abe W. Ata
15. Compatibility of Muslim and Australian identities, as viewed by Muslim Australian students: A National Survey
Abe W. Ata
16. Integration, identity and the community: the case of Germany and France
Claudia Postchnicescue
17. The integration puzzle: exploring the challenges and hindrances when fitting immigrants into the Swedish Labour market
Agneta Moulettes
18. How German non-Muslim university students in German universities see Islam and Muslims
Abe W. Ata and Klaus Baumann
Biography
Abe W. Ata is Adjunct Professor at Victoria University and Latrobe University, Australia, and Visiting Professor at Freiburg University, Germany. His publications span 124 journal articles and 18 books.
