Muslims were forced to reframe religious practice as cultural preservation to access public funds

Evidence

For some groups the separation of religion from the public domain was particularly problematic, especially those for whom regular practice throughout the day, such as the five prayers, was a requirement. Modood et al. wrote, ‘Religion is perhaps the key area where the minority groups manifest a cultural dynamic which is at least partly at odds with native British trends’ (1997: 356). Authors such as Yousif (2000) and Merry (2004) discussed how minority groups would often have to repackage their faith practice as part of ‘cultural preservation’ in order to access public resources and support for faith-based activities (Merry 2004: 127). — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 181

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Modood’s multiculturalism literature and the debate over whether religion-based claims can fit within minority-rights frameworks that were built around ethnicity. — connects to: Counter-terrorism policy forced Muslim groups into complicity or exclusion. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 145; Faith practice was repackaged as culture to win public resources — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 186; Prevent funding was compulsory for authorities with large Muslim populations — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia: Still a Challenge for Us…, 388 (+3 more)

Related

• Faith practice was repackaged as culture to win public resources (similarity 0.93)
• Counter-terrorism policy forced Muslim groups into complicity or exclusion. (similarity 0.81)
• UK counter-terror funding redirected civic support away from Islamophobia work. (similarity 0.81)
• UK ministers used coercive funding measures against Muslim organizations (similarity 0.81)
• Prevent funding was compulsory for authorities with large Muslim populations (similarity 0.79)
• Anti-Muslim discrimination is justified by invidious reference to Muslim cultural practices (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Prevent funding was compulsory for authorities with large Muslim populations #expands (0.80) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 388
• Anti-Muslim discrimination is justified by invidious reference to Muslim cultural practices #contradicts (0.72) — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 108