Scotland’s Muslims: Society, Politics and Identity

This collection charts the lives and times of Muslims living in contemporary Scotland
Between the 2001 and 2011, the Muslim population of Scotland increased by nearly eighty percent. The youthfulness of Scotland’s Muslim community means this population is likely to continue to grow in size. Yet, Scotland’s Muslim community does not feature much at all in research about ‘Muslims in Britain’: at best, Scotland is mentioned in passing, and at worst, generalisations are made about ‘British Muslims’ based on the assumption that Muslims in Scotland have the same experiences to Muslims in England.
However, in the last ten years or so, research has started to give specific attention to the everyday lives, identities and experiences of Scotland’s Muslims. This collection brings together a lot of this research and, with contributions from leading and emerging scholars in the field, explores the lives, political engagements and social practices of Scotland’s Muslim communities. Key features Themes include: health, education, gender, sexuality, politics, integration, family and the media Explores the political participation of Muslims and their engagements with multicultural nationalism Provides different examples of Muslim and ethnic minority citizenship practices and integration strategies Charts the changing size, composition and practices of Muslims in Scotland Contributors Fayaz Alibhai, University of Edinburgh Hengameh Ashraf-Emami, University of Northumbria Reza Bagheri, University of Tehran Stefano Bonino University of Birmingham Katherine Botterill, Edinburgh Napier University Robin Finlay, Newcastle University Peter Hopkins, Newcastle University Maria Kristiansen, University of Copenhagen Nasar Meer, Strathclyde University Michael B. Munnik, Cardiff University Sheila Riddell, University of Edinburgh Gurchathen Sanghera, University of St Andrews Omar Shaikh, Colourful Heritage Project, Glasgow Aziz Sheikh, University of Edinburgh Asifa Siraj, Independent Researcher Rebecca Syswerda, University of St Andrews Elisabet Weedon, University of Edinburgh