Constructing the Muslim Enemy: The Legacy of 9/11 and the War on Terror

In this self-curated book I bring together new and old writing that seek to explore the impact and subsequent legacy of the 9/11 terror attacks and the ensuing ‘War on Terror’. Reflecting on that fateful day two decades ago, I argue that not only has this resulted in Muslims being routinely constructed as homogenous 'Enemy Others' but so too has that same Other been seen to present something of an existential threat to 'us' and everything that ‘we’ perceive ourselves to be. In doing so, I explore the relationship between Islamophobia and terrorism and what impact this has had at the global, national and local levels. Additional context is provided by a number of articles written and published over the past twenty years: one first published on the tenth anniversary of the terror attacks alongside two others that explore Islamophobia in both its pre- and post-9/11 forms.

Contents
Chapter 1 - Constructing the Muslim Enemy Other: Reflections on Islamophobia and the Legacy of 9/11 Twenty Years On
Chapter 2 - Ten Years On: Did 9/11 Change Everything?
Chapter 3 - Islamophobia Before 9/11: A Brief History
Chapter 4 - Justifying Islamophobia: A Post-9/11 Consideration of the European Union and British Contexts

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BYBCKBZR
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (13 Mar. 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 55 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8469217077
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 0.33 x 22.86 cm