Whose Interests Has Islam Disturbed?: Equal Citizenship, Passive Costs, and the Unfinished Test of Belonging

Whose Interests Has Islam Disturbed? asks a difficult but practical question: when Muslims seek equal standing as neighbours, workers, voters, and citizens, why can belonging still remain conditional?

Focusing on everyday institutions rather than conspiracy, Ma Lin examines how suspicion can become embedded in employment, housing, education, media, borders, security systems, public services, and political life. The book develops three connected ideas-the interest-translation chain, the movin...