Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe

Ben Gidley is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London, UK. His research focuses on racisms, multiculture, diaspora, and urban diversity. He is the co-author of Turbulent Times: The British Jewish Community Today (2010).James Renton is Reader in History at Edge Hill University, UK. His research focuses on racism, empire, and the genealogy of global politics. He is the author of The Zionist Masquerade: The Birth of the Anglo-Zionist Alliance, 1914-1918 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007).

“This collection of essays outlines the groundwork for examining the interesting but often overlooked relationship between antiSemitism and Islamophobia in Europe. Essays provide a wide historical perspective from Crusader states of the Middle Ages through contemporary controversies. … Summing Up: Recommended. Faculty.” (B. Lieberman, Choice, Vol. 55 (6), February, 2018)“The contributors to this volume seek to make connections between anti-Semitism and Islamophobia from the Crusades to modern times. Drawing on various case studies from across Europe, they describe the evolution of ideas about Judaism and Islam, noting how these have both combined and diverged, and how the adherents of these religions have responded.” (Survival, Issue 2, April, 2019 – May, 2019)

• Introduction.- PART I: CHRISTENDOM.- 1. Ethnic and Religious Categories in the Treatment of Jews and Muslims in the Crusader States; Andrew Jotischky, Lancaster University, UK.- 2. Uniting Judeophobia and Iatrophobia: Medicine and the Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory in the Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World; Francois Soyer, University of Southampton, UK.- PART II: EMPIRE.- 3. Fear and Loathing in the Russian Empire; Robert Crews, Stanford University, US.- 4. The End of the Semites; James Renton.- PART III: DIVERGENCE.- 5. The Case of Circumcision: Diaspora Judaism as a Model for Islam?; Sandor L. Gilman, Emory University, US.- 6. Is Islamophobia Equivalent to Racism or Antisemitism? The View from the Balkans; Marko Attila Hoare, Kingston University, UK.- 7. Antisemitism and Islamophobia in the Balkans; Gil Anidjar, Columbia University, US.- PART IV: RESPONSE.- 8. Struggles against Antisemitism and Islamophobia in France: Understanding Divergences and Convergences; Daniel Gordon, Edge Hill University, UK.- 9. The Price of an Entrance Ticket to Western Society: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Heinrich Heine and the Double Standard of Emancipation; David Wertheim, Menasseh Ben Israel Institute, the Netherlands.- 10. The Impact of Antisemitism and Islamophobia on Jewish-Muslim Relations in the UK; Yulia Egorova, Durham University, UK and Fiaz Ahmed.- 11. Afterword; Bryan Cheyette, University of Southampton, UK.