Abstracts
Abstract
This book review discusses The Impossibility of Muslim Boyhood by Shenila Khoja-Moolji, which provides valuable insights into how Muslim boys are constructed as potential “future terrorists” in both American and Indian contexts. Khoja-Moolji explores how this invented image denies Muslim boys innocence and is shaped by the collective trauma of past terrorist attacks and anxieties about imagined future threats. She also examines the intersectionality of this constructed image, highlighting how it is influenced by the dynamics of anti-Muslim racism, racial capitalism, public discourses, and institutional practices.
Keywords:
- Muslim boyhood,
- future terrorists,
- intersectionality,
- racism
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Biographical note
Sharifa Al Battashi is a senior research assistant at Queen Mary University of London. She holds a PhD in social science from University College London. Her research interests include Muslimness, identities, inequalities, and language practices. Email: s.battashi.16@ucl.ac.uk
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