Muslim Minorities and Social Cohesion Cultural Fragmentation in the West

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 chart evolving national identities and social values, assessing the way that both contemporary ‘Western’ societies and contemporary Muslim minorities view themselves and respond to the challenges of diversity. Drawing on themes and priority subjects from Islamic Culture within Euro-Asian, Australian, and American international research, they address multiple critical issues and discuss their implications for existing and future policy and practice in this area. These include subjects such as gender, the media, citizenship, and multiculturalism. The insight provided by this wide-ranging book will be of great use to scholars of Religious Studies, Interreligious Dialogue and Islamic Studies, as well as Politics, Culture, and Migration.

Introduction: Re-examining Social, cultural and religious cohesion in contemporary Western Societies IntroductionAbe W. Ata Part I: Social Harmony, Nationalism, and Integration Introductory RemarksAbe W. Ata 1. On States, Commonwealths, and the ‘Clash of CivilisationsGreg Melleuish 2. Creating and sustaining multicultural societies in the ‘Anglosphere’James Jupp 3. The return of Australian Values in the Australian Citizenship TestMaria Chisari 4. The effect of Media on public perceptions of Muslims in the USACraig Anderson and Andreas Miles-Novelo Part II: Education, Citizenship, and Cultural Diversity Introductory RemarksAbe W. Ata 5. Gender, Race, and Identity in the USAManijeh Danishpur 6. Education and National Identity in Australia: Issues, Options, and ImplicationsAndrew Jacubowicz 7. Teaching citizenship against conflicting Cross cultural priorities in the Australian primary curriculum: implications for social justiceMelinda Miller and Adele Amorsen 8. Britishness and British Values: The Diminution of Migrants’ Social Citizenship RightsClive Sealey Part III: Civil liberties, Multiculturalism, and Marginalization Introductory RemarksAbe W. Ata 9. Diversity and Islam: The case of the NetherlandsThijl Sunier 10. Multiculturalism under attack in EuropeLucia-Mihaela Grosu-Radulescu 11. History of Multiculturalism in Canada and Australia: its aim, successes, and challenges to national identitySev Ozdowski 12. Muslims as Second-Class Citizens in the WestJan Ali Part IV: Western Values, Muslim Migrants, and the Compatibility of Identity Introductory RemarksAbe W. Ata 13. Reinterpretation of citizenship and identity in Britain following Brexit Susan Millns and Moira Dustin 14. Compatibility of Muslim and Australian identities, as viewed by non-Muslim Australian students: A National SurveyAbe W. Ata 15. Compatibility of Muslim and Australian identities, as viewed by Muslim Australian students: A National SurveyAbe W. Ata 16. Integration, identity and the community: the case of Germany and FranceClaudia Postchnicescue 17. The integration puzzle: exploring the challenges and hindrances when fitting immigrants into the Swedish Labour marketAgneta Moulettes 18. How German non-Muslim university students in German universities see Islam and MuslimsAbe W. Ata and Klaus Baumann

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.