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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kabir, Nahid Afrose.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims--Great Britain.

Muslims.

Muslims--Great Britain--Social conditions.

Muslims--Great Britain--Economic conditions.

Islam--Great Britain--History.

Islam.

Great Britain--Religious life and customs.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based on 216 in-depth interviews of Muslims in Britain, the book 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.

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-7486-8692-4

0-7486-5323-6

1-282-94182-8

9786612941825

0-7486-4373-7

OCLC:

694729197