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Contesting Islamophobia: Anti-Muslim Prejudice in Media, Culture and Politics (2019)
Book
Yaqin, A., Forte, A., & Morey, P. (Eds.). (2019). Contesting Islamophobia: Anti-Muslim Prejudice in Media, Culture and Politics. I.B. Tauris. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781788316125

Islamophobia is one of the most prevalent forms of prejudice in the world today. The rhetoric of populist politicians declares Islam a menace to Western culture, surveillance by state agencies increases exponentially and rhetoric about immigration ha... Read More about Contesting Islamophobia: Anti-Muslim Prejudice in Media, Culture and Politics.

Muslims, Trust and Multiculturalism: New Directions (2018)
Book
Yaqin, A., Morey, P., & Soliman, A. (Eds.). (2018). Muslims, Trust and Multiculturalism: New Directions. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71309-0

This book critically engages with the contemporary breakdown of trust between Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the West. It argues that a crisis of trust currently hampers intercultural relations and obstructs full participation in citizenship an... Read More about Muslims, Trust and Multiculturalism: New Directions.

From Islamic fundamentalism to a new life in the west: Ali Eteraz and the Muslim comedy memoir (2018)
Book Chapter
Yaqin, A. (2018). From Islamic fundamentalism to a new life in the west: Ali Eteraz and the Muslim comedy memoir. In A. Yaqin, P. Morey, & A. Soliman (Eds.), Muslims, Trust and Multiculturalism: New Directions (193-214). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71309-0_9

This chapter analyses the Muslim memoir as a hybrid text that both authenticates and satirises the subjectivity of the narrator. Given the social capital of the memoir form, I argue that its trustworthiness is inverted by the author Ali Eteraz to que... Read More about From Islamic fundamentalism to a new life in the west: Ali Eteraz and the Muslim comedy memoir.

La convivencia, la mezquita and al-Andalus: an Iqbalian vision (2016)
Journal Article
Yaqin, A. (2016). La convivencia, la mezquita and al-Andalus: an Iqbalian vision. Journal of Postcolonial Writing, 52(2), 136-152. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449855.2016.1164972

This article offers a critical close reading of the Urdu poet philosopher Muhammad Iqbal’s poem “Masjid-e Qurtaba” (The Mosque of Cordoba), written in 1933 when the poet travelled to Spain. He was officially invited there to pray, a unique occurrence... Read More about La convivencia, la mezquita and al-Andalus: an Iqbalian vision.

Autobiography and Muslim Women's Lives (2013)
Journal Article
Yaqin, A. (2013). Autobiography and Muslim Women's Lives. Journal of Women's History, 25(2), 171-184. https://doi.org/10.1353/jowh.2013.0020

The article presents literary criticism of the book "Lahore With Love: Growing Up With Girlfriends Pakistani-Style" by Fawzia Afzal-Khan. It references the article "Fantasy Echo: History and the Construction of Identity" by historian Joan Wallach Sco... Read More about Autobiography and Muslim Women's Lives.

Culture, Diaspora and Modernity in Muslim Writing (2012)
Book
Ahmed, R., Morey, P., & Yaqin, A. (Eds.). (2012). Culture, Diaspora and Modernity in Muslim Writing. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203129623

Fiction by writers of Muslim background forms one of the most diverse, vibrant and high-profile corpora of work being produced today - from the trail-blazing writing of Salman Rushdie and Hanif Kureishi, which challenged political and racial orthodox... Read More about Culture, Diaspora and Modernity in Muslim Writing.

Framing Muslims: stereotyping and representation after 9/11 (2011)
Book
Morey, P., & Yaqin, A. (2011). Framing Muslims: stereotyping and representation after 9/11. Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674061149

Can Muslims ever fully be citizens of the West? Can the values of Islam ever be brought into accord with the individual freedoms central to the civic identity of Western nations? Not if you believe what you see on TV. Whether the bearded fanatic, the... Read More about Framing Muslims: stereotyping and representation after 9/11.

Inside the Harem, Outside the Nation: Framing Muslims in Radio Journalism (2010)
Journal Article
Yaqin, A. (2010). Inside the Harem, Outside the Nation: Framing Muslims in Radio Journalism. Interventions, 12(2), 226-238. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369801X.2010.489697

Since 9/11, Muslims in the west have been repeatedly exposed to questions from various quarters about their supposed conflicting allegiances: first to the secular law of the nation states in which they are resident, and secondly to ‘international’ Is... Read More about Inside the Harem, Outside the Nation: Framing Muslims in Radio Journalism.

Islamic Barbie: The Politics of Gender and Performativity (2007)
Journal Article
Yaqin, A. (2007). Islamic Barbie: The Politics of Gender and Performativity. Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture, 11(2), 173-188. https://doi.org/10.2752/136270407X202736

This article explores the significance of a new Muslim lifestyle doll called Razanne who is being marketed over the internet as a role model for Muslim girls living in the West. While the doll is presented as an alternative to hedonistic Barbie, it b... Read More about Islamic Barbie: The Politics of Gender and Performativity.