total 500 words

The subject of this reading response concerns the relationship between Islam and national identity. The readings for next week, one by David Radford, and two by myself (I was not able to scan the Borbieva chapter, unfortunately) give us very different perspectives on what this relationship looks like.

Please write 200-250 words comparing Radford and Artman’s perspectives on the relationship between Islam and national identity. What were their main arguments? Where do they agree? Where do they disagree? Please also discuss how some of the readings from week 11 (Peshkova, Rasanayagam, Privratsky) might inform our understanding of the debate about national identity and religion. Which perspective did you find most persuasive? (and you don’t have to agree with me just because I wrote some of the readings – remember what we’ve learned in class: it’s ok to disagree!). What did you find most interesting about the readings for these two weeks?