Citizenship and belonging among Muslims in Australia and the United Kingdom. This project will explore how Muslims in Australia and the United Kingdom understand their relationship to the state. Utilizing publications and interviews with Muslim intellectuals active in the public domain this project will illuminate how modern Muslims respond to the issues of citizenship, identity and national belonging. These issues are of vital importance in a multicultural state. By exploring the spectrum of Mu ....Citizenship and belonging among Muslims in Australia and the United Kingdom. This project will explore how Muslims in Australia and the United Kingdom understand their relationship to the state. Utilizing publications and interviews with Muslim intellectuals active in the public domain this project will illuminate how modern Muslims respond to the issues of citizenship, identity and national belonging. These issues are of vital importance in a multicultural state. By exploring the spectrum of Muslim opinion, this project will foster a greater understanding of the challenges and opportunities generated by Muslim settlement in the West.Read moreRead less
Captivity Remembered: Slavery, Islam and Identity Formation in the Sulu Zone, 1768-1898. This project will promote collaborative and comparative research on slavery and other forms of unfree labour, Islam and cultural hybridity. It will provide knowledge to governments, educators and religious leaders concerned with ending Muslim-Christian conflict in the Philippines, about the more socially inclusive nature of Islam and the process by which Muslim states and societies changed the ethnic identit ....Captivity Remembered: Slavery, Islam and Identity Formation in the Sulu Zone, 1768-1898. This project will promote collaborative and comparative research on slavery and other forms of unfree labour, Islam and cultural hybridity. It will provide knowledge to governments, educators and religious leaders concerned with ending Muslim-Christian conflict in the Philippines, about the more socially inclusive nature of Islam and the process by which Muslim states and societies changed the ethnic identities and spiritual beliefs of captives. It will also reveal the paradoxes of the historically conditioned response to the trauma and difference caused by Muslim slavery in the Sulu Zone that has governed the thinking and social practise of the Philippine community and other nations. Read moreRead less