Description: Acknowledgments Introduction: A Personal Odyssey I. Welfare for Whom? 1. A Society Worth Living In 2. A Tale of Two Would-Be Survivors 3. A Modern Form of Sacrifice II. The New Norway 4. Immigrants in Norway: Some Salient Facts 5. Dangerous Facts: What We Were Not Supposed to Know 6. Silence as Political Cover-Up III. The Politics of Culture 7. Law versus Culture 8. Culture and Accountability 9. Culture--A New Concept of Race? 10. Cultures Don't Meet, People Do IV. Gender and Identity Politics 11. Sara's Story: The Crime of Becoming Swedish 12. Anna and Others: Religion Is Not the Culprit 13. Noreen's Story: The Price of a Narrow Escape V. The First Person Singular 14. A Fatal Difference in Grammar 15. "You Never Asked Me!" 16. Opportunity Lost: The Defeat of an Everyday Hero 17. Overcoming the Odds: Somali Women in Norway VI. Tolerance versus Humanism 18. Generous Betrayal 19. The Politics of Fear 20. Civic Liberty and Liberal Democracy VII. A Hope for the Future 21. Nadia's Case: A Crucial Step Forward 22. Welfare and Citizenship 23. Welfare and Social Justice Postscript: Aisha and the Long Way to Freedom Notes References Index

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