The Infidel Within: Muslims in Britain Since 1800

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C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2004 - History - 438 pages
There has been an explosion of research into the experiences of British Muslims, but what has been conspicuous by its absence is a proper historical treatment of the phenomenon. This book aims to address this issue.
 

Contents

ARRIVING 18001945
24
Muslim Engagement with British Society up to the First
52
Being Muslim in Early TwentiethCentury Britain
98
institutionalising
121
STAYING1945 ONWARDS
145
Contours of Muslim Life in Britain since 1945
166
Aspects
205
Muslim Women and Families in Britain
252
Issues and Prospects
298
The Evolution of Muslim Organisation in Britain since
340
British Muslim Identities
389
Bibliography
407
Index
425
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Humayun Ansari is the Director of the Centre for Ethnic Miority Studies and Equal Opportunities, and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has conducted extensive research into the history of Muslims in Britain, ethnic studies and race relations, the employment and career opportunities of ethnic minorities, and racial discrimination and disadvantage in society. He is co-author of Managing Cultural Diversity at Work. In 2002 Dr Ansari was awarded the OBE for his work in race relations.

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