Reviews of Habibi Funk 031, Kayatibu, and The Good Ones
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Mixed message on complex realities of Muslim life in Europe
SIMON DUFF relishes the cross contamination of Damien Hirst’s greatest hits by street artists from France and the US
In view of the grooming gangs inquiry, SIMON PARSONS feels the relevance of this powerful examination of trauma suffered at Medomsley Youth Detention Centre
JOHN GREEN doubts the motivations of a US war photographer who never questions why, or for whom, she is producing images of imperialist conflict
MARIA DUARTE reviews Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Hedda, The Mastermind, and Regretting You
TONY CONWAY welcomes a thrilling and concise history of Hope not Hate, that is also a manual full of tactical advice
PAUL DONOVAN welcomes an inspiring account of living with deafness that has important lessons for the treatment of deaf people in today’s UK
The Daily Lives of Muslims
by Nilufer Gole
(Zed Books, £20)
THIS book is written with an essential goal in mind — to try to understand how Europe’s Muslims relate to questions of faith, identity and citizenship.
Very much a community who are ignored and demonised, it’s fair to say that while the vast majority of Muslims reject Islamism, a significant number would also struggle with what could be called liberal secular values.
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