Islam and Me

“In this thought-provoking reflection on belonging, Fazel and Brioni make a powerful argument against damaging Eurocentric representations while demonstrating the generative anti-racist capacity of collaborative knowledge.”

~Heather Merrill, author of Black Spaces: African Diaspora in Italy

"Shirin Ramzanali Fazel narrates the daily life of diasporic Islam in Europe with deep lucidity and courage. This book shows that Islam has become the religion of European citizens, not just immigrants, and that diasporic Islam is a major test for European constitutional democracy." 

~Amara Lakhous, author of Divorce Islamic Style

“Deftly blending self-reflection with critical analysis, Fazel and Brioni convincingly challenge the distorted representation of Islam in Europe by offering complex, unapologetic insights into Fazel’s lived experiences as a Somali-Italian Muslim woman.”

~Maya Angela Smith, author of Senegal Abroad: Linguistic Borders, Racial Formations, and Diasporic Imaginaries

“Poetic and autobiographical, Islam and Me examines the intersection of media, memory, and language while questioning traditional models of knowledge. As a Muslim woman in one of the world’s most distinctively Catholic countries, Fazel advocates for transnational belonging, and her witness is for everyone working towards more equitable societies today.”

~Marie Orton, coeditor of Contemporary Italian Diversity in Critical and Fictional Narratives