Geographies of Muslim Identities

'This book is a timely examination of the geographies and diversities of Muslim identities. Critical contemporary issues surrounding Muslim identities are handled with sensitivity, sound theoretical grounding and rich empirical detail, including issues about diasporic and gender identities. It is a must-read for all who seek a nuanced understanding of Muslim identities in all their historic and geographic specificities.' Lily Kong, National University of Singapore 'Muslim identities are too often depicted as the rest set against the west. In a brave attempt to decouple racism from religion, this book explores the gendered cultural diversity of Muslim peoples. The message is that geography, locality and mobility matter as much as history and heritage for the shape of social life. Treading a fine line, the authors celebrate multiple acts of difference without comprising the integrity of Islam.' Susan J. Smith, Durham University, UK '...the book is a welcome contribution to the social study of the reconfiguration of Muslim identities in the diaspora.' DOMES

Professor Cara Aitchison is Dean of the Faculty of Education and Sport at the University of Bedfordshire, UK. Peter Hopkins is Lecturer in Social Geography, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne and Mei-Po Kwan is Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the Department of Geography at the Ohio State University, USA.

Chapter 1 Introduction: Geographies of Muslim Identities, Peter E. Hopkins, Mei-Po Kwan, Cara Carmichael Aitchison; Chapter 2 Beyond the Mosque: Turkish Immigrants and the Practice and Politics of Islam in Duisburg-Marxloh, Germany, Patricia Ehrkamp; Chapter 3 Visible Minorities: Constructing and Deconstructing the Muslim Iranian Diaspora, Cameron McAuliffe; Chapter 4 The Other within the Same: Some Aspects of Scottish-Pakistani Identity in Suburban Glasgow, Sadiq Mir; Chapter 5 Migration and the Construction of Muslim Womens Identity in Northern Ireland, Gabriele Marranci; Chapter 6 Reconstructing Muslimness: New Bodies in Urban Indonesia, Sonja van Wichelen; Chapter 7 Safe and Risky Spaces: Gender, Ethnicity and Culture in the Leisure Lives of Young South Asian Women, Eileen Green, Carrie Singleton; Chapter 8 Daughters of Islam, Sisters in Sport, Tess Kay; Chapter 9 Cultural Muslims: The Evolution of Muslim Identity in Soviet and Post-Soviet Central Asia, William Rowe; Chapter 10 Islam and National Development: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Role of Religion in the Process of Economic Development and Cultural Change, Samuel Zalanga; Chapter 11 Young Muslim Mens Experiences of Local Landscapes after 11 September 2001, Peter E. Hopkins;