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Book SynopsisIn Securitized Citizens, Baljit Nagra, develops a new critical analysis of the ideas dominant groups and institutions try to impose on young Canadian Muslims and how in turn they contest and reconceptualize these ideas.
Trade Review‘Nagra effectively captures the experiences, perceptions, and feelings of young Canadian Muslims in the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001. Securitized Citizens is a critical addition to the field.’ -- Maleeha Iqbal * Reading Religion, April 27 2018 *
‘This timely book makes an outstanding contribution to the disciplines of religion, race-ethnicity, and public policy.’ -- D. A. Chekki * Choice Vol 55:12: August 2018 *
Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Loss of National Belonging: Experiences of young Canadian Muslims post 9/11 3. States of Exception: Canadian Young Muslims' Experiences of Security and Surveillance 4. 'Our faith was also hijacked by those people': Reclaiming Muslim Identity in a Post 9/11 era 5. Choosing Religion over Culture: How Canadian Muslims make sense of their Cultural Affiliations in the Post 911 era 6. 'I am Canadian': Reshaping Canadian Identity in the Post 9/11 era 7. Conclusion Appendix: Description of the Interviewees Tables 1.1 Age Distribution of Interviewees 1.2 Number of years living in Canada for the 30 Interviewees not born in Canada 1.3 Education Status of Interviewees 1.4 National Origin Distribution of Interviewees References End Notes
