"Rajagopalan's book is well-written, compelling, and of broad interest, and does a wonderful job of following the journeys of three families as each leaves a majority-Muslim country and moves to a Western one."
— John Bowen, Washington University in St. Louis
"Through the microcosm of three Muslim families in Western cities, Kavitha Rajagopalan makes legible features of international migration easily obscured by questions of religion and racism. She brings to life sociocultural alignments in the larger story of globalization that in turn illuminate those thick microcosms. This is one of the most interesting accounts I have read about this subject."
— Saskia Sassen, author of Territory, Authority, Rights: From Medieval to Global Assemblages
"In Muslims of Metropolis, Rajagopalan has achieved a true masterpiece. The book is a refreshing, must read for anyone interested in an articulate, sophisticated, and objective presentation of the intricate, personal, heartwrenching, anxiety-ridden, and joy-filled moments in the lives of immigrants."
— Journal of Muslim Mental Health
"It seems that many texts dealing with the Muslim experience either totally miss the mark or simply present Muslims through some pornography of pain and tragedy. Rajagopalan's Muslims of metropolis are empowered....Rajagopalan's text is certainly an inspiring one."
— Omer Shah, SAMAR Magazine
"This work by Kavitha Rajagopalan is an important addition to the literature challenging negative stereotyping of Muslims while making a contribution to immigration or diaspora studies."
— Journal of Intercultural Studies
"Through the microcosm of three Muslim families in Western cities, Kavitha Rajagopalan makes legible features of international migration easily obscured by questions of religion and racism. She brings to life sociocultural alignments in the larger story of globalization that in turn illuminate those thick microcosms. This is one of the most interesting accounts I have read about this subject."
— Saskia Sassen, author of Territory, Authority, Rights: From Medieval to Global Assemblages
"This work by Kavitha Rajagopalan is an important addition to the literature challenging negative stereotyping of Muslims while making a contribution to immigration or diaspora studies."
— Journal of Intercultural Studies
"Rajagopalan's book is well-written, compelling, and of broad interest, and does a wonderful job of following the journeys of three families as each leaves a majority-Muslim country and moves to a Western one."
— John Bowen, Washington University in St. Louis
"It seems that many texts dealing with the Muslim experience either totally miss the mark or simply present Muslims through some pornography of pain and tragedy. Rajagopalan's Muslims of metropolis are empowered....Rajagopalan's text is certainly an inspiring one."
— Omer Shah, SAMAR Magazine
"In Muslims of Metropolis, Rajagopalan has achieved a true masterpiece. The book is a refreshing, must read for anyone interested in an articulate, sophisticated, and objective presentation of the intricate, personal, heartwrenching, anxiety-ridden, and joy-filled moments in the lives of immigrants."
— Journal of Muslim Mental Health