IslamonCampusexploreshowIslamisrepresented,perceivedandlivedwithinhighereducationinBritain.Itisabookaboutthechangingnatureofuniversitylife,andtheplaceofreligionwithinit.Evenwhilemanyuniversitiesmaintainambiguousoraffirmingorientationstoreligiousinstitutionsforreasonstodowithhistoryandethos,muchwesternscholarshiphaspresumedhighereducationtobeastronglysecularizingforce.Thisframinghasresultedinreligionoftenbeingmarginalizedorignoredasaculturalirrelevancebytheuniversitysector.However,recenttimeshaveseenhighereducationincreasinglydrawnintopoliticaldiscoursesthatproblematizereligioningeneral,andIslaminparticular,asanobjectofrisk.UsingthelargestdatasetyetcollectedintheUK,thisbookexploresuniversitylifeandthewaysinwhichideasaboutIslamandMuslimidentitiesareproduced,experienced,perceived,appropriated,andobjectified.ItaskswhatroleuniversitiesandMuslimhighereducationinstitutionsplayintheproduction,reinforcement,andcontestationofemergingnarrativesaboutreligiousdifference.Thisisaculturallynuancedtreatmentofuniversitiesassitesofknowledgeproduction,andcontextsforthenegotiationofperspectivesoncultureandreligionamonganemerginggeneration.ItdemonstratestheurgentneedtoreleaseIslamfromitsofficialroleastheothered,thefeared.Whenuniversitiesachievethiswewillbeabletohelpstudentsofallaffiliationsandofnonetobecitizensofthecampusinpreparationforbeingcitizensoftheworld.
