Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2017

Publication Title

Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs

Volume

37

Issue

1

First Page

1

Last Page

13

ISSN

1469-9591

DOI

10.1080/13602004.2017.1294376

Keywords

British converts to Islam, Hate Crimes, Discrimination, Islam in Britain, Islam in Liverpool, Sheik William Henry Abdullah Quilliam, Liverpool Moslem Institute

Abstract

Throughout the existence of the Liverpool Moslem Institute, 1887-1908, there were many incidents of discrimination, intimidation, violence and other acts of hate directed toward the British converts to Islam. This was particularly evident during the first decade after the group’s founding. The band of Muslims, led by Sheik Abdullah William Henry Quilliam, faced continued opposition, be it disruptions of events and religious services, or violent street fighting. This article explores the incidents of hate and discrimination, the milieu in which they occurred, and the reaction of the Muslim community. A brief comparison to the experience of the contemporaneous American Muslim converts also is presented.

Rights

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs on 03 Mar 2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13602004.2017.1294376

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