Muslims, Schooling and the Question of Self-Segregation [Hardcover]

Drawing on empirical research amongst both Muslim schools' students and parents, this timely book examines the question of 'self-segregation' and Muslims in light of key policy developments around 'race', faith and citizenship.Introduction PART I 1. Self-Segregation and the Muslim Problematic 2. Integration as Political Rhetoric 3. Educational Policy and Muslim 'Self-Segregation' PART II 4. Mixed School Imperative and the Question of Self-Segregation 5. Intersectionalities and Self-Segregation 6. Paradoxes of Muslim Faith Schools 7. Poverty Inequality and Self segregation Conclusion  

Muslims, Schooling & The Question of Self-Segregationis very useful research that deconstructs taken for granted societal assumptions,labels and notions by providing up-to-date critical analysis of policies andpractices regarding community cohesion and modern multicultural society. Thisis an important core text for academics and policymakers working on topics ofmulticulturalism, integration, British Muslim identity and social justice/equality.The authors academic arguments and grassroots insights provide robust anddetailed explanations of British Muslim perspectives on education and Britishidentity. (Sadia Habib, The Sociological Imagination,socioloigcalimagination.org, January, 2016)

'Theoretically informed and empirically substantiated, Shamim Miah has produced a vitally important intervention on the 'integration' debates. Originally formulated and clearly presented throughout, Muslims, Schooling and the Question of Self-Segregation is a must read for both researchers and policy makers alike.' - Dr Nasar Meer, Reader in Comparative Social Policy and Citizenship, Strathclyde University.

This book makes an incisive intellectual contribution to understanding contemporary educational politics, policy and practice, with a specific focus on the schooling of Muslim students. It brilliantly investigates several highly contestedlÓ3