I found this very interesting paper – that was re-published by the online magazine Eurozine – about culture and individuals as bearers of particular cultures. The author argues that the actual conception of multiculturalism shares a lot of its conception with racism theories. For Malik, cultural relativism goes too far since it tends to naturalize the culture and fix the identity of the individuals.

Anyway, I’ll be happy to talk about it!

Kenan Malik, Mistaken identity
Multiculturalist advocacy of collective rights has opened the door in some western
nations for religious law to take precedence over civil law, argues Kenan Malik.
Partly responsible is the idea that human beings are bearers of a particular culture
as opposed to social and hence transformative beings.