Islamophobia and Racism in America
This sociological study combines an overview of U.S. Islamophobia in recent decades, an analysis of a potentially emergent “Middle Eastern American” identity, and a re-theorization of race that has implications for how effective political coalitions might be built to address various forms of discri...
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International Institute of Islamic Thought
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/57e719b7ed8c416ba22736fa63643342 |
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| Sumario: | This sociological study combines an overview of U.S. Islamophobia in recent
decades, an analysis of a potentially emergent “Middle Eastern American”
identity, and a re-theorization of race that has implications for how effective
political coalitions might be built to address various forms of discrimination
faced by American Muslims and other religio-ethnic groups originating from
the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. While looking back further,
Love’s central focus is on “anti-Islamophobia advocacy at the national level,
from the late 1970s through the early 2010s” (p. 30). Making good use of seventy
interviews conducted from 2005-15, this component represents the book’s
greatest original research contribution. Although provocative, Love’s argument
that we should theorize Islamophobia as racism and politically organize accordingly
is potentially problematic ...
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