Black, Asian and the Muslim Cool

This chapter examines the changing labels and identifications attached to the region’s South Asian communities, particularly to the increasingly pre-eminent Muslim community. This chapter will focus on the different ways Muslim identities are shaped by complex factors, including the politics of race, religion, migration, settlement and geographical space. Contrary to popular understanding, ‘Muslim’ identities within the M62 corridor are not fixed and bounded; rather they are complex, shaped by a combination of local, national and global factors.