The language of political incorporation: Chinese migrants in Europe

and Western by processes of “de-Orientalization”, Muslims aremade the enemy of Judaism, Christianity, secularism and modernity by “re-Orientalization” (33). Thobani gives a striking example from the Nazi camp, of the Muselmann, and argues that it was crucial for reshaping of the Jewish identity. The Muselmann is the name that is given to the Jewish hostages who are very lifeless, malnourished and tortured that they are about to “docilely” die in the Nazi camp. Thobani frames theMuselmann as “the figure of death” (175) and argues that this created aWestern vs. Oriental category in the body of Jews in the camps through Western religioracial politics. The “weak” Jews were defined through the figure of Muslims to frame them as Europe’s enemies to enable their elimination, whereas the “nonweak” Jews could become part of Europe. In the period after the Holocaust, the establishment of the Israeli nation-state ensured Europe is non-guilty of the European Jews’ genocide by reshaping theMiddle East and thusmarking the Arabs, the Muslims as the ultimate enemy of this Judeo-Christian identity. Contesting Islam, Constructing Race and Sexuality deals with the question of how Islam existentially constitutes and reconstitutes the idea of the West and its main contribution is analytically framing concepts of both race and sexuality with religion while tackling this issue. The book is a survey of the place of Islam and the Muslims since the Middle Ages. It has a long historical trajectory and includes anecdotes from the most relevant pieces on the West’s relation with Islam and the Muslims. The book uses a selection of substantive historical sources, including the Middle Ages, which is one of the greatest strengths of the book. Additionally, it reviews the literature thoroughly. This will inform the readers on the subject and the study will be extremely useful for those seeking a critical perspective on this crucial topic. Thobani’s book will be a valuable critical piece for introducing concepts of gender and sexuality to studies of race and religion nexus in relations of West and Islam.