British Muslims in the Neoliberal Empire

Resisting, Healing, and Flourishing in the Metacolonial Era

William Barylo (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2025
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
9780198924944 (ISBN)

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More than twenty years after 9/11, what has changed for Muslims in the West? From the occupation of lands, the world has entered a new era: the occupation of minds. State strategies have evolved to offer a dangerous gamble to people from post-colonial diasporas: remain at the margins or silently blend-in for the sake of an illusory liberation. From power-hungry Muslim politicians in elite private clubs to politically apathetic social media influencers, multi-million-pound neo-colonial 'humanitarian' charities, Muslim far-right sympathisers, and Muslim white supremacists, this new form of colonialism - Metacolonialism - has effectively turned the oppressed into the new oppressors. Under the promise of financial stability and representation, it has effectively put God for sale at the cost of people's culture, ethics, identity, and faith.

However, in the wake of the new Roaring Twenties marked by social justice movements, Muslims in Britain have crafted creative responses inspired by their faith in order to resist, heal and flourish despite minimal resources and support. Informal and independent from institutions, they have established pioneering alternatives in the fields of mental health, community organizing, the protection of the environment, heritage, the arts, and more. Since leadership divides, they have undertaken a duty of stewardship: considering the world and humanity as one ecosystem that one needs to care for future generations. This work is both a diagnosis and a toolbook looking at the initiatives that reshape public debates and offer working ideas for building a fair and just society.

William Barylo is a Sociologist and visual artist using film and photography to explore issues around race, class, gender and belief through the perspective of decoloniality, restorative justice and stewardship. He looks at how grassroots initiatives in Europe and North America navigate societal challenges and find ways to resist, heal and flourish. Committed to diverting power from the ivory tower and developing practical solutions through his research findings, he co-creates fictions, documentaries and experimental works with community artists and activists.

Introduction
Chapter 1: Hair Straighteners
Chapter 2: Faithfolk Ain't Kinfolk
Chapter 3: Making Muslims Great Again: Alt-Bros, Alpha Muslims, and Supremacists
Chapter 4: Wounds and Helplines
Chapter 5: Green Deen and Stewardship
Chapter 6: Praying Alone: Collapse and Revival of the Muslim Community
Chapter 7: I Was Just Following the Trend: Art of the Oppressed or Oppressive Culture?
Chapter 8: Spaces of Nurture and Resistance
Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum	14.05.2025
Reihe/Serie	Oxford British Muslim Studies
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	162 x 240 mm
Gewicht	518 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
ISBN-13	9780198924944 / 9780198924944
Zustand	Neuware