Generous Betrayal

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