Tangled in Terror - Uprooting Islamophobia

The roots of Islamophobia run deep and affect us all. We must resist it together

List of contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Not what it is but what it does

1. A history of race-making: Inventing `the Muslim threat¿

2. Never-ending pillaging in the name of international security

3. Who is safer when the nation is secure?

4. Racist prediction as public duty: Prevent

5. Whose parallel lives? Which British values?

6. The revolution must be counter-extremist: Co-opting resistance

7. Compromising Islam for patriotism: A secular state? A Western Islam?

8. Destroying life and hoarding wealth in the name of border security

9. The feminist and queer-friendly West? The patriarchal rest?

10. Islamophobiäs beneficiaries

Conclusion: A safe world on our own terms

About the author

Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan is a writer, poet, educator and activist, disrupting ideas of history, race, knowledge and violence. Her poetry performances based on her book Postcolonial Banter have millions of views online and she was the National Roundhouse Poetry Slam runner-up in 2017. Suhaiymah has written for the Guardian and gal-dem and her work has featured across radio and TV stations. She has been commissioned to write plays by theatres including the Royal Court.

Summary

The roots of Islamophobia run deep and affect us all. We must resist it together

Product details

• Authors: Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780745345413
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-4541-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Outspoken by Pluto
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Islam, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Islamic Studies, Political corruption, Migration, immigration & emigration, Social discrimination & inequality, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, Violence in society, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Central / national / federal government policies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Violence and abuse in society, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Corruption in politics, government and society, Central government policies, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General