1st Edition

Ethnicity, Religion, and Muslim Education in a Changing World Navigating Contemporary Perspectives on Multicultural Schooling in the UK

Edited By Karamat Iqbal, Tahir Abbas Copyright 2024
290 Pages
by Routledge

290 Pages
by Routledge

290 Pages
by Routledge

This novel and contemporary anthology brings important topics about race, religion, and identity to the foreground to address the challenges facing Muslim schoolchildren today. Through interviews and case studies, the chapters explore topics such as multiethnic education, teacher diversity, and culturally responsive pedagogy, providing insights into necessary changes and ways to enhance... Read more

Foreword - Richard Race

Introduction - Karamat Iqbal and Tahir Abbas

1 Ethnicity, religion, and politics in the education of ethnic minorities and Muslims in post-war Britain - Tahir Abbas

2 Challenges of Muslimness: British Pakistani students in state schools - Saeeda Shah

3 From teacher training to school leadership - Imran Mogra

4 Racialisation, securitisation, and professionalisation of Muslim teachers: Life stories from Muslim teachers - Imran Mogra

5 Addressing Muslim needs - Karamat Iqbal, Sanum Khan, and Ron Skelton

6 Muslim pupils’ perspectives on racism, the curriculum, and British values - Alison Davies

7 Educating Muslim children: Developing a culturally responsive pedagogy - Aminul Hoque

8 At-home good parenting amongst the British Kashmiris - Karamat Iqbal

9 Multilingualism in the British Azad Kashmiri community - Farah Nazir

10 Understanding all our histories - Karamat Iqbal, Jasvir Singh, and Rajwinder Pal

11 Performing identity: The Pakistani migrant and the arts - Javeria Khadija Shah

12 The language of race in Britain - Joe Hopkinson

13 The diversity of diversities in religion and worldview education - Kevin O’Grady

14 Reporting of Trojan Horse - Peter Oborne 

15 A participant voice on the Trojan Horse affair - David Hughes

16 Schools Linking: How do we all live well together? - Ruth Sinhal

Afterword - Ratha Perumal

Biography

Karamat Iqbal is Education and Equalities consultant and Director at the Forward Partnership consultancy, UK.

Tahir Abbas is Professor of Radicalisation Studies at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University in The Hague in the Netherlands.