PArt 2 HIstory In Context 2 revelation to reformation, Orientalism and Colonialism 3 From revolution to revival, rushdie and the Clash of Civilisations PArt 3 A DeCADe of tHe runnymeDe rePort 4 recognition: A new reality that needed naming 5 runnymede: An Open and Closed Case PArt 4 IsLAmoPHoBIA In Context 6 'They're All the Same': Islamophobia in the Context of the UK 7 Different Forms of Discourse, Speech and Acts: Islamophobia in europe PArt 5 towArDs A new tHeory AnD DefInItIon of IsLAmoPHoBIA 8 What is Islamophobia? 9 Islamophobia: Comparisons and Correlations 10 Islamophobia: A new Ideology for a Media Generation 11 Towards a New Definition of Islamophobia PArt 6 ConCLusIon 12 Tentative Steps into the Twenty-First Century Bibliography Index This page has been left blank intentionally
AcknowledgementsThis book is the result of almost a decade's worth of endeavour. Unsurprisingly, a good number of people deserve to be recognised for their part in making it happen. These are listed below in no particular order (and for those who I have forgotten or overlooked, please accept both my apologies and gratitude in equal measure):To Jorgen nielsen for his support and guidance as my doctoral supervisor at the University of Birmingham and for the experience and knowledge gained through collaborating with him on the eUMC Islamophobia project.To Dilwar Hussain, Mohammed Siddique Seddon, robin richardson, Muhammad Abdul Aziz and Anas al Shaikh Ali for their support and encouragement over many years and in many different ways.To Musab Bora for far too many conversations and lunches over which this book, its contents and numerous other issues were discussed at length.To Deirdre Burke, George Chryssides, ron Geaves and Steve Jacobs who, at the University of Wolverhampton, were the first people to set me on this book's journey.To the Arts and Humanities Research Council for its recognition and financial support to undertake research into Islamophobia in the days when it wasn't fashionable to do so.To Joy Warmington and everyone at BrAP (www.brap.org.uk).To David Stephenson, Karen rowlingson and everyone in the Institute of Applied Social Studies at the University of Birmingham for their ongoing support into research in this area.To Sarah Lloyd and everyone at Ashgate for making this book happen. And finally, to the ones I love: To my parents Ivy and ron and my grandparents, Ivy and ernie, all of whom I hope are proud of what I have achieved.To my children -emily, Maisie and Harry -for always offering hope and for a long time, being the reason to carry on. Believe in yourselves and you'll achieve what you want.And to Rachel, for restoring my confidence and self-belief.
