Muslim Minorities and Social Cohesion: Cultural Fragmentation in the West

ISBN-13: 9780367528164 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 296 str.

Opis

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 provide insight.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. On 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 USA  5. Gender, Race, and Identity in the USA  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  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 in the West  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 the challenges and hindrances when fitting immigrants into the Swedish Labour market  18. How German non-Muslim university students in German universities see Islam and Muslims

O autorze

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.