A Special Collection on Holocaust Distortion and Muslim-Jewish Relations

In light of the most recent World Zionist Congress meeting and the on-going Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East, we have curated a special collection focusing on the significance of Muslim-Jewish relations as they pertain to Holocaust Distortion and Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

By freeing the content now through November 30, we hope to facilitate an impactful conversation on religion, culture, ethics, and history to better relations and build effective policy.

Update

To further the conversation on Muslim-Jewish relations, we’ve created a book giveaway! To enter to win Peacemaking and the Challenge of Violence in World Religions, follow the instructions below. Retweet any of tweets with the contest graphic from the following Wiley accounts: @WileyReligion, @PhilosophersEye, and @WileyHistory. The contest ends Friday, Nov 6.

Click here for more information on the book.

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Journal of Religious Ethics on Holocaust Distortion Volume 43, Issue 4, December 2015 Holocaust Abuse: The Case of Hajj Muhammad Amin al-Husayni Michael A. Sells Abstract: This essay reconsiders the category of “Holocaust denial” as the marked indicator of ethical transgression in Holocaust historiography within American civil religion. It maintains that the present category excludes and thereby enables other violations of responsible Holocaust historiography. To demonstrate the nature and gravity of such violations, the essay engages the widespread claim that Hajj Muhammad Amin al-Husayni, the former mufti of Jerusalem, was an instigator, promoter, or “driving spirit” of the Nazi genocide against Jews, and the associated suggestions of wider Arab and Muslim complicity. The essay uncovers the history of the Husayni narrative in question, the dramatic circumstances in which it emerged, its role in the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, and its rediscovery and misuse within American popular and political circles over the past two decades. Such misuse, it concludes, corrodes Holocaust recognition within American civil religion and demonstrates the need for a revision of the socially accepted ethical boundary for responsible Holocaust historiography. Response to Michael Sells Ronald M. Green Abstract: In an era when lies and misrepresentations about historical events easily become firmly rooted, Michael Sells’s discussion illustrates the importance of careful historical research as a moral enterprise. In addition to the skills of the historian, however, there is also room in this enterprise for those of the ethicist. In particular, I warn against confusing the truth or falsity of claims about one narrow historical period with larger questions about the moral meaning and significance of those claims. Illustrating this, I argue one cannot assess the legitimacy of competing nationhood claims solely on the basis of the deeds of specific actors. Nor should the actions of a single individual like the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem be converted into a totalizing claim about the rights of the Palestinian people. CrossCurrents Special Issue on Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia: Probing the History and Dynamics of Hate Special Issue on Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia Volume 65, Issue 3, September 2015 Introduction: Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia—Twins or Category Mistake? Guest Editor: Björn Krondorfer   Sticks and Stones: The Role of Law in the Dynamics of Hate David Kader Renewed Hate: The Place of Jews and Muslims in Contemporary White Power Thought Richard King Making Enemies: The Uses and Abuses of Tainted Identities Alex Alvarez Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism: Shared Prejudice or Singular Social Pathologies Michael Dobkowski Classifying Muslims Mohamed Mosaad Abdelaziz Mohamed Nostalgia and Memory in Jewish–Muslim Encounters Mehnaz M. Afridi Shifting Hierarchies of Exclusion: Colonialism, Anti-Semitism, and Islamophobia in European History Ethan B. Katz Outlawing the Veil, Banning the Muslim? Restricting Religious Freedom in France Melanie Adrian When the Victims are not so Innocent: Extremist Muslim Activity in Western Bloc Countries Khaleel Mohammed The Nexus of Enmity: Ideology, Global Politics, and Identity in the Twenty-First Century Eyal Bar

Virtual Conference Report: Day Six (26 Oct, 2009)

By Paula Bowles

Welcome to the second week of the Wiley-Blackwell Virtual Conference. The first day back has started with a keynote speech from Peter Ludlow (Northwestern University) entitled ‘Virtual Communities, Virtual Cultures, Virtual Governance.’ Conference delegates also had the opportunity to meet Peter at the Second Life Cocktail Bar.

There were two other papers on Monday’s session Adam Brown’s (Deakin University): ‘Beyond ‘Good’ and ‘Evil’: Breaking Down Binary Oppositions in Holocaust Representations of ‘Privileged’ Jews’ and ‘A Hybrid Model of Moral Panics: Synthesizing the Theory and Practice of Moral Panic Research’ presented by Brian V. Klocke (State University of New York, Plattsburgh) & Glenn Muschert (Miami University).

In addition Wiley-Blackwell’s Vanessa Lafaye held a publishing workshop entitled ‘The Secret to Online Publishing Success.’ As you can see, this week promises to be as exciting and innovative as the previous one. All of the papers and workshops from last week are still available to download from the conference site, and both the ‘battle of the bands’ and the opportunity to contribute a ‘winning comment’ remain.