Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Muhammad and the Debates on Islam’s Origins in the Digital Age 16
7. 2. Muhammad the Peacemaker, Muhammad the Warrior: Visions of Islam’s Prophet after 9/11 35
8. 3. Art History and the Contemporary Politics of Depicting Muhammad: The Case of the Danish Cartoon Controversy 57
9. 4. Postmodern Politics: Manipulating Images of Islam in Contemporary Europe 83
10. 5. Of Cyber Muslimahs: Wives of the Prophet and Muslim Women in the Digital Age 108
11. 6. Behind Every Good Muslim Man: Fictional Representations of ʿAʾisha after 9/11 129
12. 7. Muslimophobia, Racialization, and Mistaken Identity: Understanding Anti-Sikh Hate Violence in Post-9/ 11 America 158
13. 8. Finding an Enemy: Islam and the New Atheism 174
14. Conclusion 193
15. Bibliography 197
16. Contributors 221
17. Index 227