Young British muslims
Subtitle: identity, culture, politics and the media
By: Nahid Afrose Kabir
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780748641338
Subjects: Social conditions; Muslim youth; Ethnic identity; Muslims; Attitudes
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-230) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : my research observations; title: The identity debate; title: Muslims in Britain : an overview; title: The religious and cultural dilemma; title: To be or not to be British; title: Is the media biased against Muslims?; title: The niqab debate; title: Indignation about the proposal to include shariah law in Britain; title: Conclusion : a humanitarian way forward.