In July 2010, Terry Jones, the pastor of a small fundamentalist church in Florida, announced plans to burn two hundred Qur'ans on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Though he ended up canceling the stunt in the face of widespread public backlash, his threat sparked vio…
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"In response to the events of 9/11, the Bush administration launched a "war on terror," ushering in an era of anti-Muslim racism, or Islamophobia. However, 9/11 did not create the image of the "Muslim enemy." This book examines the historic relationship between anti-Muslim racis…
"In response to the events of 9/11, the Bush administration launched a "war on terror," ushering in an era of anti-Muslim racism, or Islamophobia. However, 9/11 did not create the image of the "Muslim enemy." This book examines the historic relationship between anti-Muslim racis…
"The practice of Islam in the United States, spanning more than a century, has a contentious history that has escalated over the past decade. Debates have raged over Islam's articles of faith, especially within an American context, and its practitioners' intent. Some characteriz…
This book demonstrates the spatialized and multi-scalar nature of Islamophobia. It provides ground-breaking insights in recognising the importance of space in the formation of anti-Muslim racism. Through the exploration of complementary data, both from existing quantitative data…
The War on Terror has established a new global order of political structures, legislation, and technologies designed to spy on the world’s Muslims. This book explains the origins and trajectories of this political system. The contributors argue that a constellation of Western id…
Contrairement à la légende colportée dans les grands médias, le terme "islamophobie" n'a pas été inventé par les mollahs iraniens : il est apparu en France au début du XXe siècle, en pleine période coloniale, à une époque où s'exprimaient déjà de violents discours antimusulmans.…
De Chateaubriand à S. Gouguenheim, l'auteur de Aristote au Mont-Saint-Michel, l'islamophobie savante a changé de nature. On règle désormais ses comptes avec l'islam en affirmant ne rien lui devoir. Les contributions remettent à plat le dossier de la transmission arabe du savoir …