Political Muslims: Understanding Youth Resistance in a Global Context Abbas TahirPevná vazba
Political Muslims: Understanding Youth Resistance in a Global Context Abbas TahirPevná vazba In the last few decades, the media, academics, and the general public have put considerable focus on…
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Political Muslims: Understanding Youth Resistance in a Global Context Abbas TahirPevná vazba
In the last few decades, the media, academics, and the general public have put considerable focus on Muslim culture and politics around the world. However, few studies have been devoted to how a new generation of Muslims is reshaping society in positive ways. Specifically, the rising population of young Muslims has generated concerns about religious radicalism, Islamism, and conflicts in multicultural societies.
In Political Muslims, Abbas and Hamid provide a new perspective on Muslim youth, presenting them as agents of creative social change and as active participants in cultural and community organizations where resistance leads to negotiated change.In a series of case studies that cross the globe, contributors capture the experiences of being young and Muslim in ten countries--the United States, Canada, Britain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan,