Congratulations to CSLP member Abdelwahed Mekki-Berrada (Université Laval) on the publication of his recent book, Islamophobia as a Form of Radicalisation: Perspectives on Media, Academia and Socio-political Scapes from Europe and Canada, published by Leuven University Press.
The book is a collection of fifteen chapters that explore the concept and sociopolitical reality of Islamophobia. The book covers interdisciplinary research, media analysis, ethnographic research, and advocacy work conducted in various countries. The authors discuss the growing Islamophobia as a symptom of broader societal malaise in the West and offer recommendations for resistance against it. The book is aimed at Muslim citizens, media professionals, civil society and academic stakeholders, policymakers, and academics.
Along with Abdelwahed Mekki-Berrada, the book features several chapters authored by members of the Centre.
- Arêas, C., Brant, A., Machado, A. F., Robineau, C., Cruz Ventura, H., & Mekki-Berrada, A. (2023). Islamophobia in the Portuguese opinion press. In L. d’Haenens & A. Mekki-Berrada (Eds.), Islamophobia as a form of radicalisation: Perspectives on media, academia and socio-political scapes from Europe and Canada. Leuven University Press.
- Arêas, C., & Mekki-Berrada, A. (2023). The veil in France: Twenty years of media coverage (1989–2010). In L. d’Haenens & A. Mekki-Berrada (Eds.), Islamophobia as a form of radicalisation: Perspectives on media, academia and socio-political scapes from Europe and Canada. Leuven University Press.
- De Nolf, A., d’Haenens, L., & Mekki-Berrada, A. (2023). Coping with islamophobia: (Social) media, a double-edged sword. In L. d’Haenens & A. Mekki-Berrada (Eds.), Islamophobia as a form of radicalisation: Perspectives on media, academia and socio-political scapes from Europe and Canada. Leuven University Press.
- El-Majzoub, S., Vanier-Clément, A., & Rousseau, C. (2023). Muslim Communities and the Covid-19 Pandemic : The Complex Faces of Protection. In L. d’Haenens & A. Mekki-Berrada (Eds.), Islamophobia as a form of radicalisation: Perspectives on media, academia and socio-political scapes from Europe and Canada. Leuven University Press.
- Mekki-Berrada, A., & d’Haenens, L. (2023). Islamophobia as a Form of Violent Radicalisation. In L. d’Haenens & A. Mekki-Berrada (Eds.), Islamophobia as a form of radicalisation: Perspectives on media, academia and socio-political scapes from Europe and Canada. Leuven University Press.
- Mekki-Berrada, A., & d’Haenens, L. (2023). From media and pseudo-scholarly islamophobia in post 9/11 moral panic to ‘meta-solidarity’. In L. d’Haenens & A. Mekki-Berrada (Eds.), Islamophobia as a form of radicalisation: Perspectives on media, academia and socio-political scapes from Europe and Canada. Leuven University Press.
- Van Leuven, A., Mertens, S., d’Haenens, L., & Mekki-Berrada, A. (2023). The political and intellectual discourse on Islam and Muslims in Flanders. In L. d’Haenens & A. Mekki-Berrada (Eds.), Islamophobia as a form of radicalisation: Perspectives on media, academia and socio-political scapes from Europe and Canada.
- Venkatesh, V., Mekki-Berrada, A., *Hichri, J., Harb, R., & *Montgomery, A. (2023). Islamophobia in the media in the province of Québec, Canada : A corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis. In L. d’Haenens & A. Mekki-Berrada (Eds.), Islamophobia as a form of radicalisation: Perspectives on media, academia and socio-political scapes from Europe and Canada. Leuven University Press.
Bold = CSLP full member, * indicates a student
Le nouveau livre d'Abdelwahed Mekki-Berrada explore la réalité sociopolitique de l'islamophobie
Félicitations à Abdelwahed Mekki-Berrada (Université Laval), membre du CEAP, pour la publication de son récent ouvrage, Islamophobia as a Form of Radicalisation : Perspectives on Media, Academia and Socio-political Scapes from Europe and Canada, publié par Leuven University Press.
L'ouvrage est une collection de quinze chapitres qui explorent le concept et la réalité sociopolitique de l'islamophobie. Le livre couvre la recherche interdisciplinaire, l'analyse des médias, la recherche ethnographique et le travail de plaidoyer mené dans différents pays. Les auteur.es considèrent la montée de l'islamophobie comme un symptôme d'un malaise sociétal plus large en Occident et proposent des recommandations pour s'y opposer. L'ouvrage s'adresse aux citoyens musulmans, aux professionnels des médias, aux acteurs de la société civile et du monde universitaire, aux décideurs politiques et aux universitaires.
Outre Abdelwahed Mekki-Berrada, l'ouvrage comprend plusieurs chapitres rédigés par des membres du Centre (voir liste ci-dessus).