Muslims in Scotland

Rezensionen / Stimmen

'Muslims in Scotland looks beyond the statistics and sensationalism to offer us a deeper understanding of the individual lives of Muslims, as well as their contribution to Scottish society. Bonino's book paints a clear narrative of the lives of Scottish Muslims - from the first records to the current headlines. Despite offering an in depth and academic insight into Islamic integration both pre and post 9/11, the book itself is easy read and peppered with individual accounts and everyday experiences.' -- Lesley Warren * CRER (Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights) * 'Muslims in Scotland looks beyond the statistics and sensationalism to offer us a deeper understanding of the individual lives of Muslims, as well as their contribution to Scottish society. Bonino's book paints a clear narrative of the lives of Scottish Muslims - from the first records to the current headlines. Despite offering an in depth and academic insight into Islamic integration both pre and post 9/11, the book itself is easy read and peppered with individual accounts and everyday experiences.' -- Lesley Warren * CRER (Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights) * [Stefano Bonino] makes some important points that practitioners, scholars and the public alike would do well to heed. Foremost amongst these is the understanding of the diverse national, religious and cultural backgrounds of Muslims in the UK; whilst recognising that the core beliefs, interests and experiences shared amongst Muslims does create a cohesive shared community. This nuanced account, with its care for language and recognition of diversity, should resonate with practitioners interested in, for example, countering violent extremism...There is much to engross and engage a diverse readership...I am confident that Muslims in Scotland will make both a lasting impression on those who read it, and in the various academic disciplines to which its important findings speak.' -- Colin Atkinson, University of the West of Scotland * Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism * With the unfolding Brexit, the situation of Muslims in the strongly pro-European Scotland will be particularly interesting to follow. Bonino's book is not only a very good introductory text to processes within Muslim communities in Scotland but also an important supplementary reading to the existing literature on Islam in Britain and wider Europe. Without these types of books, it is impossible today to understand superdiverse European societies and the important role played in them by Muslim European citizens. -- Konrad Pedziwiatr, Cracow University of Economics * Journal of Religion in Europe * A valuable addition to the corpus of works on Islam in Britain and the West, and will be a useful guide for a wide variety of readers.' -- Abdullah Drury, University of Waikato * The Muslim World Book Review * In a world riven by ethnic and religious conflict, Stefano Bonino's Muslims in Scotland gives us a convincing, fascinating, and inspiring example of how an indigenous society can live in harmony with immigrant communities. It should be compulsory reading for those concerned about the future of our world.' -- Professor Akbar Ahmed, American University (Washington, DC) and formerly Pakistan's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 'Muslims in Scotland highlights the distinctive features of both Scottish identity and Scotland's Muslim communities, demonstrating the relatively benign relationship between the two, in contrast to the situation in some other parts of the UK and Europe.' -- Professor Hugh Goddard, University of Edinburgh This up-to-date analysis rests on a historical and demographic foundation. Its account of the Muslims of Scotland and their experiences, often so different from the rest of the UK, is a welcome addition to the literature on Muslims in Europe.' -- Professor Jorgen S. Nielsen, University of Birmingham This is an important, fresh and pioneering study of the Muslim community in Scotland. It should be required reading for policy makers and academics as well as all those interested in the changing social shape of Scotland today.' -- Professor Sir Tom Devine, University of Edinburgh