A Global Racial Enemy: Muslims and 21st-Century Racism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781509540204)

Prejudice against Muslims has a long and complex history. In recent decades, discrimination, violence, and human rights abuses against Muslims have taken a significant turn, with rising reports and discussions of Islamophobia across the globe. However, much of the conversation has missed the key features of this increasingly insidious phenomenon.

This original book puts race at the center of the analysis, exposing the global racialization of Muslims. With special attention paid to the United States, China, India, and the United Kingdom, the authors examine both the unique national contexts and - crucially - the shared characteristics of anti-Muslim racism. They uncover how a range of counterterrorism policies, from hyper-surveillance to racialized policing, and the ensuing representation of Islam, have taken a decisive role in shaping social life for Muslims and have worked across borders to justify and institutionalize an acceptable, state-sponsored face of racism.

Ultimately, A Global Racial Enemy argues that anti-Muslim animus is a symptom of a global and powerful form of twenty-first-century racism.

Author: Saher Selod, Inaash Islam, Steve Garner
ISBN-10: 1509540202
ISBN-13: 9781509540204
Publisher: Polity Press
Language: English
Published: 02/21/2024
Pages: 210
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.52w x 0.73d