Courting Islam: US-British Engagement with Islam since the European Colonial Period
This book is an exploration of the perceptions of the American and British governments about Islam and Muslims based upon their experiences over the past two centuries. It provides a response to the accusation that US and British governments are inherently anti-Islamic and are seeking the destruction of that faith through their policy decisions. The book uses primary documents from the US and British governments to examine the attitudes of politicians and officials in a variety contexts ranging from the ‘War on Terror’, the Iranian Revolution and the ‘Trojan Horse’ Scandal to the conversion of Alexander Russell Webb to Islam, Islamic Finance and Mosque-building. In so doing it provides a wide-angle lens on the diversity of issues and experiences which have shaped the views of officials and politicians about Islam.
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Courting Islam: US-British Engagement with Islam since the European Colonial Period
This book is an exploration of the perceptions of the American and British governments about Islam and Muslims based upon their experiences over the past two centuries. It provides a response to the accusation that US and British governments are inherently anti-Islamic and are seeking the destruction of that faith through their policy decisions. The book uses primary documents from the US and British governments to examine the attitudes of politicians and officials in a variety contexts ranging from the ‘War on Terror’, the Iranian Revolution and the ‘Trojan Horse’ Scandal to the conversion of Alexander Russell Webb to Islam, Islamic Finance and Mosque-building. In so doing it provides a wide-angle lens on the diversity of issues and experiences which have shaped the views of officials and politicians about Islam.
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Courting Islam: US-British Engagement with Islam since the European Colonial Period

Courting Islam: US-British Engagement with Islam since the European Colonial Period

by Sean Oliver-Dee
Courting Islam: US-British Engagement with Islam since the European Colonial Period

Courting Islam: US-British Engagement with Islam since the European Colonial Period

by Sean Oliver-Dee

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This book is an exploration of the perceptions of the American and British governments about Islam and Muslims based upon their experiences over the past two centuries. It provides a response to the accusation that US and British governments are inherently anti-Islamic and are seeking the destruction of that faith through their policy decisions. The book uses primary documents from the US and British governments to examine the attitudes of politicians and officials in a variety contexts ranging from the ‘War on Terror’, the Iranian Revolution and the ‘Trojan Horse’ Scandal to the conversion of Alexander Russell Webb to Islam, Islamic Finance and Mosque-building. In so doing it provides a wide-angle lens on the diversity of issues and experiences which have shaped the views of officials and politicians about Islam.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781498505079
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication date: 03/04/2022
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.08(w) x 8.65(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

Sean Oliver-Dee is research associate at the Oxford Centre for Religion and Culture, Regents Park College, University of Oxford.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 Islam, Muslims and the Anglo-American Milieu

Chapter 2 Views from the Top

Chapter 3 Foreign Affairs

Chapter 4 Economics

Chapter 5 Activism, Cartoons and Mosque-building

Chapter 6 Conversion and Proselytizing

Chapter 7 Education

Chapter 8 Islamic Revivalism and Radicalization

Conclusions

Bibliography

Index

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