A.R.M. Imtiyaz Razak
I have taught in universities in Sri Lanka (South Eastern University) and China (Nanjing University). Since coming to the United States and becoming a US citizen, have also taught in the International Area Studies, Department of Political Science, Drexel University and Temple University, Department of Political Science and Asian Studies as an adjunct assistant professor, courses assigned to Comparative Politics such as Ethnic Politics and Nationalism and Foreign Governments and Politics at the Department of Political Science, Temple University, Philadelphia. I currently attached to Senior Research Fellow at Cultural Center of China Salt Cooperation.
My research studies cover two major aspects—the symbolic politics of elites and politicization of ethnic differences especially in Sri Lanka. My scholarly pursuits have led to publications at various international venues, including the /Journal of Asian and African Studies/ (JAAS), / the Journal of South Asia/ (JAS), the /Journal of Third World Studies/ (JTWS), the Journal of South Asia/ (JAS) and /Asian Affairs/.
My most recent research examines issues pertaining to Muslims in Middle East and Xinjiang province, China. Over the next few years, I intend to focus on research that will focus more fully on Muslims and social movements in Middle East and China, and my knowledge of Chinese and Arabic should especially help in this regard.
Phone: 267 255 1797
Address: visiting Professor
Department of Political Science/Asian studies
Room, 830 Anderson Hall
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122
USA
My research studies cover two major aspects—the symbolic politics of elites and politicization of ethnic differences especially in Sri Lanka. My scholarly pursuits have led to publications at various international venues, including the /Journal of Asian and African Studies/ (JAAS), / the Journal of South Asia/ (JAS), the /Journal of Third World Studies/ (JTWS), the Journal of South Asia/ (JAS) and /Asian Affairs/.
My most recent research examines issues pertaining to Muslims in Middle East and Xinjiang province, China. Over the next few years, I intend to focus on research that will focus more fully on Muslims and social movements in Middle East and China, and my knowledge of Chinese and Arabic should especially help in this regard.
Phone: 267 255 1797
Address: visiting Professor
Department of Political Science/Asian studies
Room, 830 Anderson Hall
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122
USA
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A.R.M. Imtiyaz
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* and Amjad Mohamed-Saleem
b,c
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Asian Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA;
b
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK;
c
Cordoba Foundation, London, UK
This study attempts to understand the recent mobilization against the Sri LankanMuslim community by Sinhala-Buddhist organizations. In doing so, it adds to thediscussion about the relationship between second-order minorities and the state andhow identities can be manipulated pre- and post-conflict. States, led by majority ethnicgroups, may choose to work with second-order minorities out of convenience in timesof crisis and then dispose of them afterwards. The article will attempt to look criticallyat some state concessions to Muslim political leaders who supported successive SriLanka
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s ruling classes from the independence through the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in2009. It will also examine the root causes of the Sinhala-Buddhist anti-Muslimcampaigns. Finally, it will discuss grassroots perspectives by analysing the question-naire on the anti-Islam/Muslim campaign that was distributed to youth, students,unemployed Muslims and workers in the North-Western and Western provinces
how identities can be manipulated pre- and post-conflict. States, led by majority ethnic groups, may choose to work with second-order minorities out of convenience in times of crisis and then dispose of them afterwards. The article will attempt to look critically at some state concessions to Muslim political leaders who supported successive Sri Lanka’s ruling classes from the independence through the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in 2009. It will also examine the root causes of the Sinhala-Buddhist anti-Muslim campaigns. Finally, it will discuss grassroots perspectives by analysing the questionnaire
on the anti-Islam/Muslim campaign that was distributed to youth, students, unemployed Muslims and workers in the North-Western and Western provinces.
A.R.M. Imtiyaz
a
* and Amjad Mohamed-Saleem
b,c
a
Asian Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA;
b
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK;
c
Cordoba Foundation, London, UK
This study attempts to understand the recent mobilization against the Sri LankanMuslim community by Sinhala-Buddhist organizations. In doing so, it adds to thediscussion about the relationship between second-order minorities and the state andhow identities can be manipulated pre- and post-conflict. States, led by majority ethnicgroups, may choose to work with second-order minorities out of convenience in timesof crisis and then dispose of them afterwards. The article will attempt to look criticallyat some state concessions to Muslim political leaders who supported successive SriLanka
’
s ruling classes from the independence through the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in2009. It will also examine the root causes of the Sinhala-Buddhist anti-Muslimcampaigns. Finally, it will discuss grassroots perspectives by analysing the question-naire on the anti-Islam/Muslim campaign that was distributed to youth, students,unemployed Muslims and workers in the North-Western and Western provinces
how identities can be manipulated pre- and post-conflict. States, led by majority ethnic groups, may choose to work with second-order minorities out of convenience in times of crisis and then dispose of them afterwards. The article will attempt to look critically at some state concessions to Muslim political leaders who supported successive Sri Lanka’s ruling classes from the independence through the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in 2009. It will also examine the root causes of the Sinhala-Buddhist anti-Muslim campaigns. Finally, it will discuss grassroots perspectives by analysing the questionnaire
on the anti-Islam/Muslim campaign that was distributed to youth, students, unemployed Muslims and workers in the North-Western and Western provinces.