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Creating Interstitial Spaces: Muslim Network Organizations in the United Kingdom

Religions, 2020
This contribution describes the origin and activities of three organizations in the United Kingdom: the British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS), the Muslims in Britain Research Network (MBRN) and Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND ...
Alison Scott-Baumann, Shenaz Bunglawala
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Developing a critical caste analysis within information science and technology: A research review: An annual review of information science and technology paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
wiley   +1 more source

British Muslims’ Discourse of Belonging and Conflict

Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines, 2019
According to the 2011 UK Census, Muslims form the second largest religious community in Britain. The relationship of this community to British society more generally has come under much scrutiny.
Saliha Anjum, Andy McKinlay, Chris McVittie   +2 more
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British Muslims Navigating between Individualism and Traditional Authority

Religions, 2019
According to some sociologists, one of the hallmarks of modernity is the end of ‘pre-determined’ identities and its replacement with bricolage projects in which people literally create ‘do-it-yourself’ identities.
Hira Amin
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Identita v díle Zadie Smith Bílé Zuby [PDF]

, 2007
The bachelor work focuses on the question of maintaining a religious identity in a multicultural society, namely today's Britain. Using Zadie Smith's novel White Teeth, it explores the conflicts that can arise during the coexistence of both eastern and ...
Sajbtová, Kateřina
core   +1 more source

‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
wiley   +1 more source

Answering for Islam: Journalistic and Islamic Conceptions of Authority

Religions, 2019
Media representations of Muslims in Britain have often disappointed both faith practitioners and scholars. Imputed failings include distorting beliefs or practices, essentialising the faith, and amplifying voices that are not representative of Islam ...
Michael B. Munnik
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British Muslims and the anti-war movement [PDF]

, 2015
No abstract ...
Peace, Timothy
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Activism in the arts: Co‐researching cultural inequalities with young people during the COVID‐19 pandemic

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the growing influence of young people's activism in UK museums and its educational implications. It draws on a five‐year collaborative programme (2019–2023) with young people of colour (16–28) in a university museum setting, focusing on a Young Collective established to address cultural inequalities.
Sadia Habib
wiley   +1 more source

Debating shura and democracy among British Muslim organizations

Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies, 2011
Shura as the system of representation of the Muslim’s voice in, typically, the Islamic state is often confronted with the West representation system namely Democracy.
Bambang Arif Rahman
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