American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear

267 Pages·2018·8.54 MB·English

by  Khaled A. Beydoun

American Islamophobia
Understanding the Roots
and Rise of Fear
KHALED A. BEYDOUN
university of california press
PRAISE FOR AMERICAN ISLAMOPHOBIA
“ Deftly pairing his deep legal expertise with a searching moral
dialogue, Khaled A. Beydoun breaks down U.S. Islamophobia as the
full-fl edged system that it is—one with a very specifi c history, but
tightly linked to other forms of white supremacy. This book meets
the moment, but it is also packed with staying power.”
Naomi Klein, author of No Is Not Enough and This Changes Everything
“ A triumphant act of moral restitution. Written with bravura fl air,
academic authority, and panoramic scholarly panache, it declares the
birth of an American Muslim intellectual who wholly claims the
land and envisions a bold future for it.”
Hamid Dabashi, author of Iran Without Borders: Towards a Critique of
the Postcolonial Nation
“ This is an urgent book for anyone seeking a comprehensive
understanding of Islamophobia today.”
Evelyn Alsultany, author of Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and
Representation after 9/11
“ A highly readable, deeply personal, and fi ercely intellectual, lucid,
and penetrating analysis of endemic social and structural
Islamophobia throughout American history. This book is required
reading for any thinking human being.”
Khaled Abou El Fadl, Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Professor of Law,
UCLA School of Law
“P olitical commentary, intellectual history, legal exegesis, and
autobiography, this book is a powerful and moving articulation of
how Islamophobia has shaped and been shaped by U.S. democracy.”
Devon W. Carbado, coauthor of Acting White? Rethinking Race in
“Post-Racial” America and Harry Pregerson Professor of Law, UCLA
School of Law

Named in remembrance of
the onetime Antioch Review editor
and longtime Bay Area resident,
the Lawrence Grauman, Jr. Fund
supports books that address
a wide range of human rights,
free speech, and social justice issues.
The publisher and the University of California Press Foundation
gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the
Lawrence Grauman, Jr. Fund.
American Islamophobia

American Islamophobia
Understanding the Roots
and Rise of Fear
KHALED A. BEYDOUN
university of california press