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Muslims in Scotland : The Making of Community in a Post-9/11 World / Stefano Bonino.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (256 p.) : 8 B/W tablesContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781474408011
  • 9781474408035
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.6/9709411 23
LOC classification:
  • DA774.4.M87 B66 2017
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Tables and Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 Muslims in Scotland: Migration, Settlement and Development -- 2 Surviving the Crisis and Resisting the Stigma: The Post-9/11 Emergence of a Muslim Consciousness -- 3 Post-ethnic Scottish Muslim Identities at the Nexus of Nation and Religion -- 4 The New Muslim Community: Children of Islam and Scotland -- 5 Integrated yet Discriminated Against: The Ghost of 9/11 in Everyday Muslim Life -- 6 Discriminated Against yet Integrated: Muslim Resilience and Scottish Engagement with Diversity -- Epilogue: Towards a Scottish Communitarianism, where Diversity and Human Universals Meet -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: Explores what it means to be a Muslim in modern ScotlandReflects on over a decade of 9/11-related socio-political attention to Islam and Muslims within the UK in general, and Scotland in particularShows the changing patterns of Muslims' identities and community boundaries within the Scottish contextContributes to discourses around Scottish nationalism, diversity and citizenship and to broader studies on the integration of Muslims and minorities within the UK and EuropeUses Edinburgh as a case study to demonstrate a successful model of Muslim integration within a cosmopolitan and economically prosperous cityThe experience of being a Muslim in Scotland today is shaped by the global and national post-9/11 shift in public attitudes towards Muslims, and is infused by the particular social, cultural and political Scottish ways of dealing with minorities, diversity and integration. This book explores the settlement and development of Muslim communities in Scotland, highlighting the ongoing changes in their structure and the move towards a Scottish experience of being Muslim. This experience combines a sense of civic and social belonging to Scotland with a strong religious and ideological commitment to Islam.Find out moreRead Stefano Bonino's post 'Scottish Muslims: Unity and Belonging' on the Edinburgh University Press blogWatch: Scottish Muslims in NumbersRead an interview with Stefano Bonino in La RazonRead an article by Stefano published on GeopoliticaRead the Muslims in Scotland press release"
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Tables and Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 Muslims in Scotland: Migration, Settlement and Development -- 2 Surviving the Crisis and Resisting the Stigma: The Post-9/11 Emergence of a Muslim Consciousness -- 3 Post-ethnic Scottish Muslim Identities at the Nexus of Nation and Religion -- 4 The New Muslim Community: Children of Islam and Scotland -- 5 Integrated yet Discriminated Against: The Ghost of 9/11 in Everyday Muslim Life -- 6 Discriminated Against yet Integrated: Muslim Resilience and Scottish Engagement with Diversity -- Epilogue: Towards a Scottish Communitarianism, where Diversity and Human Universals Meet -- Bibliography -- Index

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Explores what it means to be a Muslim in modern ScotlandReflects on over a decade of 9/11-related socio-political attention to Islam and Muslims within the UK in general, and Scotland in particularShows the changing patterns of Muslims' identities and community boundaries within the Scottish contextContributes to discourses around Scottish nationalism, diversity and citizenship and to broader studies on the integration of Muslims and minorities within the UK and EuropeUses Edinburgh as a case study to demonstrate a successful model of Muslim integration within a cosmopolitan and economically prosperous cityThe experience of being a Muslim in Scotland today is shaped by the global and national post-9/11 shift in public attitudes towards Muslims, and is infused by the particular social, cultural and political Scottish ways of dealing with minorities, diversity and integration. This book explores the settlement and development of Muslim communities in Scotland, highlighting the ongoing changes in their structure and the move towards a Scottish experience of being Muslim. This experience combines a sense of civic and social belonging to Scotland with a strong religious and ideological commitment to Islam.Find out moreRead Stefano Bonino's post 'Scottish Muslims: Unity and Belonging' on the Edinburgh University Press blogWatch: Scottish Muslims in NumbersRead an interview with Stefano Bonino in La RazonRead an article by Stefano published on GeopoliticaRead the Muslims in Scotland press release"

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)