Writing Muslim Identity

The relationship between Islam and the West is one of the most urgent and hotly debated issues of our time. Thisbook is the first to offer a comprehensive overview of the way in which Muslims are represented within modern English writing, ranging from the novel, throughmemoir and travel writing to journalism. Covering a wide range of texts and authors, it scrutinises the identity 'Muslim' by looking at its inscription inrecent and contemporary literary writing within the context of significant events like the Rushdie Affair and 9/11. Examining the wide range of writinginternationally that takes Islam or Islamic cultures as its focus, the author discusses the representation of Muslim identity in writing by non-Muslimwriters, former Muslim 'native informants', and practising Muslims.

Introduction \1.Literature and the Kulturkampf againstIslam\ 2. British Migrant Muslim Fiction \ 3. Fixing Muslim Masculinity/ SavingMuslim Women \ 4. Writing Muslim Modernities and Eschatologies\ 5. Identifyingthe 'Islamic' Terrorist 6. Conclusion \ Bibliography \ Index.