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Young British muslims : identity, culture, politics and the media / Nahid Afrose Kabir.

By: Material type: TextTextEdinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2012Description: xiii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780748646531 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.6970941 22
LOC classification:
  • DA125.M87 K33 2010
Contents:
Introduction : my research observations -- The identity debate -- Muslims in Britain : an overview -- The religious and cultural dilemma -- To be or not to be British -- Is the media biased against Muslims? -- The niqab debate -- Indignation about the proposal to include shariah law in Britain -- Conclusion : a humanitarian way forward.
Summary: Based on 216 in-depth interviews of Muslims in Britain, examines how British Muslim youths and young adults, 15-30 years old, define their identities, their values and their culture and whether these conflict either with those of their parents or with the dominant non-Muslim British culture.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-230) and index.

Introduction : my research observations -- The identity debate -- Muslims in Britain : an overview -- The religious and cultural dilemma -- To be or not to be British -- Is the media biased against Muslims? -- The niqab debate -- Indignation about the proposal to include shariah law in Britain -- Conclusion : a humanitarian way forward.

Based on 216 in-depth interviews of Muslims in Britain, examines how British Muslim youths and young adults, 15-30 years old, define their identities, their values and their culture and whether these conflict either with those of their parents or with the dominant non-Muslim British culture.

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