Imagining Muslims in South Asia and the Diaspora: Secularism, Religion, Representations
Claire Chambers discusses her new co-edited book, Imagining Muslims in South Asia and the Diaspora: Secularism, Religion, Representation (Routledge 2014). Topics in the discussion include: the impact of Islamophobia as reflected in literature; questions of ‘authenticity’ and the right to speak; the longer history of the South Asian Muslim presence in Britain and the emergence of distinctive cultures; the rise of Muslim-themed film and television comedy; the recent flowering of Pakistani writing in English and the relationship between variants of practice and belief, from devout to ‘cultural’ or ‘secular’ Muslims. Claire also gives an outline of the themes covered in the book’s cialis generique essays, such as: women’s fiction; the representation of young Muslims; the legacy of Al Andalus; the Kashmir controversy; Islamophobia and stereotypes; and queer Muslim identities.
