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<p>This paper examines the outcomes of anthropological research carried out with a small group of Mexican Muslims. The research’s aim was to inquire into how they understand indigeneity and Muslimness, 504&#xa0;years from the fall of Tenochtitlán, modern-day Mexico City, and the foundation of the Viceroyalty of New Spain by the Spanish Empire. Exploring the possibility of decolonization and reindigenization with this centuries-old background led to the group’s critical assessment of the roles played by racism and <i>mestizaje</i> in their own lives, as well as how they define and experience their own Muslimness. The reflections of Mohamed Abdou (2019), an anarcha-Muslim thinker, and those of Houria Bouteldja (2015), a French-Algerian thinker and activist, inspired the discussion presented here and shed light on how conducting research around Islam can change the terms of the conversation relative to Muslim people, since one of Islam’s main tenets involves justice for all sentient beings in the worldwide community, pointing toward potential political implications of Muslim identities.</p>

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Muslimness and Indigeneity in Mexico City: Collective Reflections on Racism and Mestizaje Through the Political Readings of Reindigenization

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    2025年6月25日

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  • Cynthia Hernández-González

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This paper examines the outcomes of anthropological research carried out with a small group of Mexican Muslims. The research’s aim was to inquire into how they understand indigeneity and Muslimness, 504 years from the fall of Tenochtitlán, modern-day Mexico City, and the foundation of the Viceroyalty of New Spain by the Spanish Empire. Exploring the possibility of decolonization and reindigenization with this centuries-old background led to the group’s critical assessment of the roles played by racism and mestizaje in their own lives, as well as how they define and experience their own Muslimness. The reflections of Mohamed Abdou (2019), an anarcha-Muslim thinker, and those of Houria Bouteldja (2015), a French-Algerian thinker and activist, inspired the discussion presented here and shed light on how conducting research around Islam can change the terms of the conversation relative to Muslim people, since one of Islam’s main tenets involves justice for all sentient beings in the worldwide community, pointing toward potential political implications of Muslim identities.