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A Sociological Comparison of Anti-Semitism and Anti-Muslim Sentiment in Britain
Author(s): Meer, Nasar; Noorani, Tehseen
Date: 2008
Topics: Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Comparisons with other communities, Main Topic: Antisemitism
Abstract: Comparisons of anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim sentiment 2(the latter also known as ‘Islamophobia’) are noticeably absent in British accounts of race and racism. This article critically examines some public and media discourse on Jewish and Muslim minorities to draw out the similarities and differences contained within anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim sentiment. It provides a rationale for focusing upon the period of greatest saliency for Jewish migrants prior to the Second World War, compared with the contemporary representation of Muslims, and identifies certain discursive tendencies operating within the representations of each minority. The article begins with a discussion of multiculturalism, cultural racism and racialization, followed by a brief exploration of the socio-historical dimensions of Jewish and Muslim groups, before turning to the public representation of each within their respective time-frames. The article concludes that there are both hitherto unnoticed similarities and important differences to be found in such a comparison, and that these findings invite further inquiry.
Genealogies of ‘Jews’ and ‘Muslims’: social imaginaries in the race–religion nexus
Author(s): Jansen, Yolanda; Meer, Nasar
Date: 2020
Topics: Antisemitism, Antisemitism: Muslim, Islamophobia, Jewish - Muslim Relations, Philosemitism, Main Topic: Other
Abstract: Introduction to the special issue: Genealogies of ‘Jews’ and ‘Muslims’: Social Imaginaries in the Race–Religion Nexus