Contents -- Introduction. Religious Nationalism as a Consequence of Secularism - Alev Çinar, Srirupa Roy, and Maha Yahya -- Part 1: Performances -- 1. Subversion and Subjugation in the Public Sphere: Secularism and the Islamic Headscarf in Turkey - Alev Çinar -- 2. Islamic Visibilities, Intimacies, and Counter Publics in the Secular Public Sphere - Buket Türkmen -- 3. Mirrors of Emancipation: Images of Sovereignty and Exile in the Balmiki Ramayana - Usha Zacharias -- 4. Secularism, Islam, and the National Public Sphere: Politics of Commemorative Practices in Turkey - Gizem Zencirci -- Part 2: Mediations -- 5. Mediating Secularism: Communalism and the Media Assemblage of Hindi-Urdu Film - Amit S. Rai -- 6. The New Kid on the Block: Bahibb Issima (I Love Cinema) and the Emergence of the Coptic Community in the Egyptian Public Sphere - Samia Mehrez -- 7. Talk Television: Reinventing Secular Muslims in the Era of Neoliberalism - Ayşe Öncü -- 8. The Visual/Textual Marginalization of "Muslim Women" in Secular Democratic India, 1985-2001 - Sabina Kidwai -- Part 3: Politics of Spaces and Symbols -- 9. Building Cities and Nations: Visual Practices in the Public Sphere in India and Lebanon - Maha Yahya -- 10. Sincan, A Town on the Verge of Civic Breakdown: The Spatialization of Identity Politics and Resistance - Güven Arif Sargin -- 11. The Secular Icon: Secularist Practice and Indian Visual Culture - Karin Zitzewitz -- 12. Spatial Representation of Sectarian National Identity in Residential Beirut - Sune Haugbolle -- Contributors -- Index.