"In this work, the contributors explore how Islamophobia is institutionalized and manifested within supposedly secular states. By reviewing its complex interactions with migration, neo-liberalism, and histories of coloniality, readers will gain a deeper and more nuanced understanding of Islamophobia." Naved Bakali, University of Windsor "Secularism, Race, and the Politics of Islamophobiabrings together diverse disciplinary and regional perspectives on the pressing issue of Islamophobia. Focusing on topics like secularism and post-secularism, anti-terror laws, anti-Semitism, mental health, women's experiences, and activism against Islamophobia, it gathers important issues into a cohesive volume." Tahir Abbas, Leiden University "This edited volume Secularism, Race, and the Politics of Islamophobiaprovides an excellent series of case studies supporting the argument that Islamophobia consists not only of racialization, but religious discrimination inherent to the history and policies of secularism around the world. The primary aim of this text is to explore how secularism is implicated in Islamophobia. This is explored across various geographical contexts, and on individual, ideological, and institutional levels. Sadequee argues that Islamophobia consists of racial and religious subordination; in other words, to omit or misunderstand the systemic impact of secularism would risk missing crucial depth in one's systemic analysis of Islamophobia.
" Maryam Qureshi, RSS Journal, 2026 [Full review at https://rssjournal.ca/index.php/rss/article/view/28/15] ". thoughtfully examines Islamophobia in various geographic, social, and political contexts. Sadequee explores how Islamophobia is not just a form of racism but has specifically religious connotations that separate it from conventional iterations of racism alone. Each chapter provides consistent depth and research, bringing together original discussions on how such systems reproduce Islamophobia in different geographic and political contexts, as well as how Islamophobia intersects with gender and race, reinforcing Sadequee's foundational arguments to demonstrate how Islamophobia is a global phenomenon that permeates borders." Sharifa Patel, RSS Journal, 2026 [Full review at https://rssjournal.ca/index.
php/rss/article/view/27/14].