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This book aims to contribute to our understanding of the contemporary relationships between Muslims and the Western societies in which they have settled or been raised, with a particular focus on the UK. It does so through a series of explorations of specific areas of life, issues and controversies, as well as more general reflections on the nature of multiculturalism. The title of the book encompasses three problematic terms – ‘Islam’, ‘the West’ and ‘multiculturalism’ – and two problematic phrases. In what sense do we refer to Islam being in the West? What are the key issues in multiculturalism?
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© 2012 Paul Wetherly, Max Farrar, Simon Robinson and Yasmin Valli
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Wetherly, P., Farrar, M., Robinson, S., Valli, Y. (2012). Introduction: ‘Islam’, ‘the West’ and ‘Multiculturalism’. In: Farrar, M., Robinson, S., Valli, Y., Wetherly, P. (eds) Islam in the West. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137025067_1
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