FEAR AND LOATHING: THE POLITICAL DISCOURSE IN RELATION TO MUSLIMS AND ISLAM IN THE BRITISH CONTEMPORARY SETTING
Following the attacks on the World Trade Centre in 2001 (‘9/11’), the Los Angeles Times wrote that the ‘next big thing’ was likely to be fear. This paper seeks to consider how the notion of fear and threat has influenced and shaped British political discourse in relation to Muslims and Islam – espe...
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| Language: | English |
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Center for Study of Religion and Religious Tolerance
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Politics and Religion |
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| Online Access: | http://politicsandreligionjournal.com/index.php/prj/article/view/130 |