Young British Muslims

Most popular and academic interest in the subject of British Muslim communities in recent years can be located within the context public debates around the visible presence of western Muslims and fears of radicalization and religious extremism. The 7/7 London bombings of 2005, which increased...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:46ea0c3e20b14de8bd07e65956d1974c2021-12-02T17:49:34ZYoung British Muslims10.35632/ajis.v30i4.10922690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/46ea0c3e20b14de8bd07e65956d1974c2013-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/1092https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741Most popular and academic interest in the subject of British Muslim communities in recent years can be located within the context public debates around the visible presence of western Muslims and fears of radicalization and religious extremism. The 7/7 London bombings of 2005, which increased the attention of journalists, researchers, and government policymakers on Muslim young people, has resulted in numerous books, reports, and journal articles purporting to explain why some young British Muslims seem attracted to terrorism. The title under review joins a handful of similar publications that provide more nunanced observations in this field, notably, Philip Lewis’ Young, British, and Muslim(2007), Anshuman Mondal’s Young British Muslim Voices (2008), and Sughra Ahmed’s Seen and Not Heard: Voices of Young British Muslims (2009), all of which explore the lives, experiences, and views of young Muslims in Britain. This important subject area warrants deep research and rigorous analysis. Nahid Afrose Kabir’s extensive ethnographic fieldwork draws upon 216 interviews with young people aged between fifteen and thirty from five of Britain’s main cities with substantial Muslim communities. Structured around the themes of identity, religion, and culture, it also includes responses to questions of citizenship and loyalty, media bias, recent controversies around the niqab (face veil), and reactions to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s comments on implementing aspects of the Shari‘ah in the country. Overall, it makes a contribution to the nascent field of Muslim youth studies by offering windows into the hopes and aspirations of young British Muslims as well as presenting ... Sadek HamidInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 30, Iss 4 (2013)
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Young British Muslims
description Most popular and academic interest in the subject of British Muslim communities in recent years can be located within the context public debates around the visible presence of western Muslims and fears of radicalization and religious extremism. The 7/7 London bombings of 2005, which increased the attention of journalists, researchers, and government policymakers on Muslim young people, has resulted in numerous books, reports, and journal articles purporting to explain why some young British Muslims seem attracted to terrorism. The title under review joins a handful of similar publications that provide more nunanced observations in this field, notably, Philip Lewis’ Young, British, and Muslim(2007), Anshuman Mondal’s Young British Muslim Voices (2008), and Sughra Ahmed’s Seen and Not Heard: Voices of Young British Muslims (2009), all of which explore the lives, experiences, and views of young Muslims in Britain. This important subject area warrants deep research and rigorous analysis. Nahid Afrose Kabir’s extensive ethnographic fieldwork draws upon 216 interviews with young people aged between fifteen and thirty from five of Britain’s main cities with substantial Muslim communities. Structured around the themes of identity, religion, and culture, it also includes responses to questions of citizenship and loyalty, media bias, recent controversies around the niqab (face veil), and reactions to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s comments on implementing aspects of the Shari‘ah in the country. Overall, it makes a contribution to the nascent field of Muslim youth studies by offering windows into the hopes and aspirations of young British Muslims as well as presenting ...
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