The idea of multiculturalism has faced a wave of criticism from voices who blame it for accentuating social division, reinforcing Muslim separateness and undermining national identity.
But a developed view of multiculturalism can complement democratic citizenship and nation-building, says Professor Tariq Modood in his article «Multiculturalism, citizenship and national identity» at Open Democracy.
The perspective of war-torn Sri Lanka casts a different light on the multicultural framework advocated in Tariq Modood’s new work. There a western model fixes identities that are fluid and contingent, replies Nira Wickramasinghe to Tariq Modood in her article Colonial Multiculturalism: a view from Sri Lanka.”