Defending Multiculturalism

Defending Multiculturalism is a vibrant, hard-hitting and informative collection of essays that sets out to defend Britain’s multicultural way of life. The contributors challenge David Cameron and others assertions that multiculturalism is to blame for dividing society, encouraging segregation and even encouraging terrorism.

The best thinkers and writers in politics, academia and activism take on issues such as “Has multiculturalism failed?”; “The threat of the English Defence League”; “Muslim working class history”; “Are the white working class excluded from multiculturalism?”; “The TwoTone phenomenon – Music and the struggle against racism”; “How our schools help build our multicultural society”; “Anti-racism and the trade unions”; Muslims and dissent”; “Scapegoating – The Jewish experience”. The book will also include a photo essay and new poetry.

This accessible book is a must have for all those who want to celebrate, defend and extend Britain’s rich and diverse society.

Contributors include Peter Hain MP, Professor Tariq Modood, Liz Fekete, Professor Danny Dorling, Salma Yacoob, Rob Berkeley, Ken Livingstone, Kevin Courtney, Sabby Dhalu, Martin Smith, Weyman Bennett and Dilowar Khan. Poetry by Mike Rosen, Zita Holborne and Avaes Mohammed, photo essay by Rehan Jamil. Cover design by Mohammed Ali Aerosolarabic.

The editor Hassan Mahamdallie works at Arts Council England. He has written extensively on the history of black people in the West, anti racism and islamaphobia. His latest book Crossing the ‘river of fire’: the socialism of William Morris is published by Redwords (2008).

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