Islamophobia and Radicalisation

‘[Abbas’s] carefully documented book includes an analysis of different kinds of Islamophobia, as well as a qualified defence of multiculturalist policies.’ – Times Literary Supplement‘Islamophobia and Radicalisation: A Vicious Cycle is a comprehensive and well-documented text, which sets high standards for future scholars working on Muslims and the rise of anti- Muslim hatred in societies with white majority cultures. [The book] is data dense and meticulously researched … and, often, challenging with its multifaceted and intellectually provocative scrutiny of the relationship between Islamophobia and radicalisation.’ – Postcolonial Studies‘An important contribution … [this book is] a useful resource to deepen discussion on the intersections of race, religion, culture and gender in the study of Islamophobia and radicalisation more broadly.’ – Journal of Intercultural Studies‘[“Islamophobia and Radicalisation”] is an excellent and timely book.’ – Ethnic and Racial Studies‘This book offers thorough insights into the concept of Islamophobia and the radicalisation of some Muslims in Europe and the UK. It is an antidote to crude stereotyping of all Muslims, and explores the fears of whole populations in the modern world.’ – Sally Tomlinson, Honorary Fellow, University of Oxford, and author of ‘Education and Race from Empire to Brexit’‘Tahir Abbas’s study has the singular merit of demonstrating that Islamophobia and radicalisation are mirror images of each other, where Islamophobia–produced by historical discrimination and socio-economic marginalisation–rather than Islam has been the driving force.’ – George Joffé, Research Associate, London Middle East Institute, SOAS University of London‘Abbas has brilliantly provided a timely and incisive analysis that examines the symbiotic relationship between Islamophobia and radicalisation within the historical, political, and cultural contours shaping contemporary geo-politics. This is required reading for our fraught political times.’ – Jasmin Zine, Professor of Sociology and Muslim Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University

Tahir Abbas is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University in The Hague and Visiting Senior Fellow at the Department of Government at the LSE. He is the author of The Education of British South Asians; Islamic Radicalism and Multicultural Politics; and Contemporary Turkey in Conflict.