On Wednesday 24th February at 17:30, Dr Nasar Meer will discuss his acclaimed monograph Citizenship, Identity and the Politics of Multiculturalism: The Rise of Muslim Consciousness with Alwaleed Centre Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Khadijah Elshayyal. This event is free and no reservation is necessary. See attached poster for more details.
Muslim identities, and their interaction with nation-state governance, have become key topics in research and policy agendas across Europe. In this event marking the second edition of Citizenship, Identity and the Politics of Multiculturalism: The Rise of Muslim Consciousness, Dr Nasar Meer will argue that in order to understand the expression of Muslim identities in Britain, it is necessary to grasp the forms of ‘consciousness’ that inform and shape them. Tracing this consciousness through case studies of Muslim mobilizations in education and over discrimination legislation and media representation, as well as the local impact of global concerns, a more balanced and positive picture emerges.
Nasar Meer is a Reader in Comparative Social Policy and Citizenship, and Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Fellow (2014–2019) at Strathclyde University. His publications include: Interculturalism and multiculturalism: Debating the dividing lines (co-edited, EUP, 2016), Racialization and religion (edited, Routledge, 2014), Race and ethnicity (Sage, 2014) and European multiculturalism(s): Religious, cultural and ethnic challenges (co-edited, EUP, 2012). www.nasarmeer.com. Chaired by Khadijah Elshayyal, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Muslims in Britain) at the Alwaleed Centre, University of Edinburgh, whose PhD examined the development of British Muslim identity politics from 1960-2010.
This event is FREE and no booking is necessary