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Tourism travel and Islamaphobia

  • Nazia Ali
    ,
  • M. Stephenson
Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Abstract

This chapter critically focuses on Islamophobic practices that are embedded in travel and tourism environments. Muslims, especially those journeying to other Western nations, are finding that their freedom of movement is restricted within environments perceived to be hostile, particularly in the context of post-September 11. The premise of this chapter is to illustrate the role of travel and tourism in continuing to reinforce Islamophobic attitudes of the West to Muslims worldwide. Importantly, the discussion critically highlights ways in which religious abhorrence, orientalist perspectives, ethnic detestation, and xenophobic intolerance significantly affect tourism experiences. These factors marginalize communities from appreciating the global attributes of tourism, especially elements that express the importance of cosmopolitan forms of citizenship.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 235-251

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/01/2010

Publication status

Published - 01/01/2010

Place of publication

Bingley

Publisher

Emerald Publishing, United Kingdom

ISBN (Print)

9781849509206

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/225552
  • Scopus: 84886616299

Host publication title

Tourism and the Muslim world.

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