Instances of Islamophobia

Seyyed-Abdolhamid Mirhosseini is assistant professor at Alzahra University.Hossein Rouzbeh is scientific meetings manager of the Center for International Scientific Studies and Collaboration (CISSC) at the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.

• Chapter OneIntroduction: Islamophobia as a Global Concern beyond Muslim communities Seyyed-Abdolhamid Mirhosseini, Alzahra University, IranHossein Rouzbeh, Center for International Scientific Studies and Collaboration, Iran Chapter Two Fear under Construction: Islamophobia within American Christian ZionismSteven Fink, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USAChapter Three Implicit Islamophobia? Behind the ‘Muscular Liberalism’ of the British Prime MinisterBrian Klug, University of Oxford, UKChapter Four Islamophobic Populism in Austria: Discourse Strategies of a Far Right politicianFarid Hafez, University of Klagenfurt, AustriaChapter Five From Suspect to Suspecting: Muslim Communities in Ireland and the Irish Gaze James Carr, University of Limerick, IrelandChapter Six Islamophobia and Australia’s Asylum Seeker DebateHalim Rane, Griffith University, AustraliaNora Amath, Griffith University, AustraliaChapter Seven Intersection of Sexism and Islamophobia: Media Constructions of "Muslim Woman" Laura Navarro, Université Paris 8, FranceChapter Eight Whose Jihad?Re-conceptualizing Islam and Citizenship to Face IslamophobiaStéphane Lathion, Geneva University, Switzerland Chapter Nine Understanding Islam and Islamophobia TodayNazeem Goolam, Rhodes University, South Africa

This is an important book. Its in-depth analyses of Islamophobia span multiple continents and contexts, and present to the reader a cogent and timely look at a form of prejudice that is quickly eroding the pluralistic fabrics of American and European societies.