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Countering Islamophobia in North America

A Quality-of-Life Approach

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Authors:
  1. el-Sayed el-Aswad

    1. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA

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  • Presents a critical and cross-cultural review of the discourses and trends of Islamophobia in North America
  • Analyzes the impact of Islamophobia on the quality of life and well-being of Muslims living in North America
  • Assesses and contributes to action-oriented initiatives and policies to counter Islamophobia

Part of the book series: Human Well-Being Research and Policy Making (HWBRPM)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxii
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  2. Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

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      Pages 3-13

    3. Research Methods

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      Pages 15-23

    4. Brief History of Islamophobia

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      Pages 25-47

  3. Outcomes of Islamophobia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Outcomes of Islamophobia

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      Pages 51-69

  4. Drivers of Islamophobia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Economic and Political Drivers of Islamophobia

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      Pages 73-87

    3. Religious and Cultural Drivers of Islamophobia

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      Pages 89-108

    4. Media Drivers of Islamophobia

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      Pages 109-126

  5. Policies to Combat Islamophobia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. Policies Confronting Biased Media

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      Pages 129-149

    3. Education Policy

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      Pages 151-172

    4. Human Rights Policy

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      Pages 173-195

    5. Concluding Thoughts: Counter-Islamophobia Policies

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      Pages 197-214
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About this book

This book puts together grounded research on the discourses that counter Islamophobic tropes in North America. Dealing with an important and urgent issue of human rights, it explores how public policies, new conceptualizations, and social movements can transform Islamophobia into a positive and healthy discourse. Surprisingly, and apart from selected media studies, empirical investigations about countering xenophobia and hate are rare. The book proposes effective means and mechanisms to help generate debate, dialogue, and discussion concerning policy issues to mitigate Islamophobia. Written in uncomplicated language, this topical book will attract specialist and non-specialist readers interested in the topic of Islamophobia, understanding the roots of Islamophobic hate rhetoric, and how to counter it.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA

    el-Sayed el-Aswad

About the author

Professor el-Sayed el-Aswad received his doctorate in anthropology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has taught at Wayne State University (USA), Tanta University (Egypt), Bahrain University, and United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). He received the CHSS-UAEU Award for excellence in scientific research publication for the 2013–2014 academic year. He served as chairperson of the sociology departments at both the UAEU and Tanta University as well as the editor-in chief of the Journal of Horizons in Humanities and Social Sciences (UAEU). He has published widely in both Arabic and English and is the author of The Quality of Life and Policy Issues among the Middle East and North African Countries (Springer 2019), Muslim Worldviews and Everyday Lives (AltaMira Press, 2012), Religion and Folk Cosmology: Scenarios of the Visible and Invisible in Rural Egypt (Praeger Press, 2002; translated into Arabic in 2005), Symbolic Anthropology (Munsh’t al-Ma’raif, Alexandria, 2002), and Folk House in the UAE (al-Bait al-Sha‘bi) (UAE University Press, 1996). He has been awarded fellowships from various institutes including the Fulbright Program, the Ford Foundation, the Egyptian government, and the United Arab Emirates University. Professor el-Sayed el-Aswad is a member of the editorial advisory boards of the Digest of Middle East Studies (DOMES), Muslims in Global Societies Series, Tabsir: Insight on Islam and the Middle East, and CyberOrient (online journal about the Middle East). He is a member of the American Anthropological Association, the Middle Eastern Studies of North America, and the American Academy of Religion. He has published 10 books, over 90 papers in peer-reviewed and indexed journals, and over 40 book reviews. 

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