Postscript
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Omar Khan
Abstract
Omar Khan reflects on his tenure as director of the Runnymede Trust, a leading anti-racist think tank in Britain. He examines the widespread reluctance to see Islamophobia as a form of racism. He also reveals how the struggle against global white nationalism is hindered by a limited “common sense” view of race and racism. Rather than defining racism as individual bigotry, or the actions of a few “bad apples”, we must recognize that racism, including anti-Muslim racism, has deep roots in collective cultures, intellectual traditions, and institutions. Further, he argues that the fight against white nationalism requires understanding that racism takes specific forms; he calls for listening and coalition-building to resist both anti-black and anti-Muslim racisms.
Abstract
Omar Khan reflects on his tenure as director of the Runnymede Trust, a leading anti-racist think tank in Britain. He examines the widespread reluctance to see Islamophobia as a form of racism. He also reveals how the struggle against global white nationalism is hindered by a limited “common sense” view of race and racism. Rather than defining racism as individual bigotry, or the actions of a few “bad apples”, we must recognize that racism, including anti-Muslim racism, has deep roots in collective cultures, intellectual traditions, and institutions. Further, he argues that the fight against white nationalism requires understanding that racism takes specific forms; he calls for listening and coalition-building to resist both anti-black and anti-Muslim racisms.
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- Contributors ix
- Series editors’ foreword xii
- Preface xiv
- Introduction 1
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In the shadow of slavery and empire
- 1 Black pasts, white nationalist racecraft, and the political work of history 31
- 2 “Regular White man” 53
- 3 Wild power 71
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Opposing civil rights
- 4 Enoch Powell’s America / America’s Enoch Powell 105
- 5 From Belfast to Bob Jones 131
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Nostalgia for white rule
- 6 “One last retreat” 157
- 7 Transatlantic white supremacy 187
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The far right in the Anglosphere
- 8 White Australia alone? 231
- 9 “It’s a white fight and we’ve got to win it” 262
- Postscript 301
- Index 309
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- Contributors ix
- Series editors’ foreword xii
- Preface xiv
- Introduction 1
-
In the shadow of slavery and empire
- 1 Black pasts, white nationalist racecraft, and the political work of history 31
- 2 “Regular White man” 53
- 3 Wild power 71
-
Opposing civil rights
- 4 Enoch Powell’s America / America’s Enoch Powell 105
- 5 From Belfast to Bob Jones 131
-
Nostalgia for white rule
- 6 “One last retreat” 157
- 7 Transatlantic white supremacy 187
-
The far right in the Anglosphere
- 8 White Australia alone? 231
- 9 “It’s a white fight and we’ve got to win it” 262
- Postscript 301
- Index 309
