Facing Discrimination

Johanna M. Lems is Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Oriental Studies at the Complutense University of Madrid. She is the secretary of the academic journal Anaquel de Estudios Árabes. She has published among others in Ethnic and Racial Studies and The Routledge Handbook on Islam and Race (Abdullah, 2025) and is the author of Tomar la palabra. Islamofobia y participación política después del 15-M (Vernon Press, 2024).

“This book addresses an important topic...the contributions are of high quality and provide analyses that are sophisticated and nuanced.” • Avi Astor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona“This is a very interesting book with lots of rich material and relevant arguments. It offers an interesting perspective for the ways people respond to situations of discrimination and oppression.” • Julia Martínez Ariño, University of Groningen

• List of IllustrationsIntroductionJohanna M. Lems and Ana I. Planet ContrerasChapter 1. Between Presence and a Non-presence: Visibility, Transparency and Practices of Opacity among Dutch Muslims in the Public SphereMartijn de KoningChapter 2. Alternative Standpoint Religion: Producing Religious Agencies in the LGBT+ Christian Association of MadridJosé Barrera BlancoChapter 3. Modern Charity: Citizenship, Gender and Islam in PortugalRaquel CarvalheiraChapter 4. Sexuality, Migration and Religion: Migrated Gay Men Living in MadridRafael Camarero MontesinosChapter 5. ‘Life Is a Battlefield’: Spiritual Warfare as a Trans-Semiotic and Trans-Sensory Negotiation in an African Neo-Pentecostal Church in MadridMichele CunicoChapter 6. Creating Change from Within: Young Muslim Women and Agency in TransformationJohanna M. LemsConclusionJohanna M. Lems and Ana I. Planet ContrerasIndex