Islam, Race and Being British

Plot

The book is essential reading for those seeking to dip their toe in the national conversation on Britishness or the future direction of a multi-faith, multi-cultural and multi-ethnic Britain. The essays are grouped around three themes: ‘What am I? The politics of identity’; ‘What are we? The politics of belonging’; ‘Habits of solidarity: the politics of living together’. Contributors include Tariq Modood, Paul Gilroy and Herman Ouseley, Gary Younge, Safraz Manzoor, Tariq Ramadan, Dilwar Hussain, Sunder Katalwal, Seaumus Milne, Polly Toynbee, Tinoth Garton Ash, Jonathan Freedland, Maleha Malik, Shareefa Fulat, Geoff Mulgan, Sukhvinder Stubbs, Tahir Abbas and Phoebe Griffiths, Ted Cantle, Ann Cryer, Azhar Hussain, Indra Adnan and Madeleine Bunting.