Abstract There has been a significant, well-established if somewhat invisible Muslim population in Ireland since the 1950s. An increase in immigration during the Celtic tiger years along with the hysteria of 9/11 caused a rapid visibilization of this population. Muslims became synonymous with extremism and terrorism, but also fell victim to racist constructions emerging from the economic decline. The experience … Read More
Being Muslim and being Irish after 9/11: self-conceptions of place in Irish society
Author(s): | Orla Lynch and Angela Veale |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Online |
Publication Date: | 03 Jul 2015 |
URL: | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870.2015.1050047#.VZqKPflVhBc |