Writing Muslim Identity

<p>The relationship between Islam and<br>the West is one of the most urgent and hotly debated issues of our time. This<br>book is the first to offer a comprehensive overview of the way in which Muslims<br>are represented within modern English writing ranging from the novel through<br>memoir and travel writing to journalism. Covering a wide range of texts and<br>authors it scrutinises the identity 'Muslim' by looking at its inscription in<br>recent and contemporary literary writing within the context of significant<br>events like the Rushdie Affair and 9/11. Examining the wide range of writing<br>internationally that takes Islam or Islamic cultures as its focus the author<br>discusses the representation of Muslim identity in writing by non-Muslim<br>writers former Muslim 'native informants' and practising Muslims.</p>