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<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The article addresses the divergent responses of the radical Left in Britain and France to the emergence of Muslims as a political subject in the advanced capitalist countries. It takes the case of a recent book by Daniel Bensaïd to illustrate the influence of a secular republican ideology that acts as an obstacle to French Marxists' recognition that assertions of Muslim identity should not simply be dismissed as reactionary but understood as potentially a rejection of the oppression suffered by Muslims in Western societies. The article calls for a recognition of the positive aspects of postcolonial theory and concludes that the Marxist interpretation of religion as a search for an other-worldly solution to real suffering and injustice should be applied consistently to all expressions of faith.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
Historical Materialism – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2008
Keywords: RELIGION; OPPRESSION; MUSLIMS; RACISM; POSTCOLONIALISM; MARXISM
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