Countering Islamophobia in Europe

The treatment of Muslims is the touchstone of contemporary European racism across its many nations and localities. We make a definitive case for two arguments in this book: firstly, the recognition of the accelerating and pervasive nature of Islamophobia in this region; and secondly, recognition that this process is being, can be, and will be challenged by counter-narratives that make the claim for Muslim humanity, plurality, space and justice. This book draws on new evidence from eight national contexts to provide an innovative kit of counter-narratives, which were presented and well received at the European Parliament in September 2018, and subsequently launched across Europe in national workshops in selected states. A synergy between leading academic researchers and the Islamic Human Rights Commission, Countering Islamophobia in Europe will be of value to EU institutions, governments and policy-makers, NGOs and media organisations, as well as researchers of multiculturalism, Islam, Muslims and immigration.

Ian Law is Emeritus Professor in the School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds, UK, Research Professor in the School of Social Sciences, Södertörn University, Sweden and Honorary Professor at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa. Amina Easat-Daas was previously Counter-Islamophobia Kit Project Officer, and is currently Visiting Researcher in the School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds, UK.Arzu Merali is Head of Research at the Islamic Human Rights Commission, UK.S. Sayyid is Professor of Social Theory and Decolonial Thought in the School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds, UK.