Political Muslims : understanding youth resistance in a global context

332 Pages·2018·2.969 MB·English

by  Tahir Abbas, Sadek Hamid

POLITICAL MUSLIMS
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POLITICAL
MUSLIMS
Understanding
Youth Resistance
in a Global Context

Edited by
Tahir Abbas
Sadek Hamid
and
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Names: Abbas, Tahir, 1970– editor. | Hamid, Sadek, editor.
Title: Political Muslims : understanding youth resistance in a global context / edited by Tahir Abbas
and Sadek Hamid.
Description: Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2019. | Series: Contemporary issues
in the Middle East | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018049036 (print) | LCCN 2018051092 (ebook) | ISBN 9780815654308 (E-book) |
ISBN 9780815635659 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780815635833 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Muslim youth—Political activity. | Muslims—Political activity. | Social change.
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Contents
Acknowledgments ■ vii
Introduction
Global Political Muslim Youth

Tahir Abbas and Sadek Hamid ■ 1
1. Black American Muslim Youth
Navigating Environments, Engaging New Pathways

Sameera Ahmed and Hadiyah Muhammad ■ 23
2. Faith and Activism
Canadian Muslim Student Associations as Campus-Based
Social Movements and Counterpublics

Jasmin Zine and Asma Bala ■ 52
3. “No, I’m Not a Salafist”
Salafism, Secularism, and Securitization in the Netherlands

Martijn de Koning ■ 75
4. The Construction of a Multifaceted British Islamic Identity
Third-Generation British-Born Bangladeshis from East London

Aminul Hoque ■ 99
5. Scouts in Rough Terrain
Collective Strategies of Muslim Youth in Switzerland
for Coping with Exclusion

Andreas Tunger-Zanetti and Jürgen Endres ■ 125
6. Challenging Hegemony
Voices of Dissent from the Islamic Left in Turkey

Yusuf Sarfati ■ 149
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7. The Pashtun Woman Blogger
Marginality, Empowerment, and the Struggle for Recognition

Shehnaz Haqqani ■ 173
8. Changing the Tune?
Pakistani Music, Politics, and Social Reform

Chloe Gill-Khan ■ 195
9. Contribution of the Critical Thinking Forum
in the Deradicalization of Pakistani Youth
A Case Study

Munazza Yaqoob ■ 213
10. Kashmir’s Children of War
Religion, Politics, and Nonviolent Mobilization

Idrisa Pandit ■ 231
11. Renewal, Reactualization, and Reformation
The Trajectory of Muslim Youth Activism in Indonesia

Carool Kersten ■ 259
Conclusion
Further Thoughts and the Challenges Ahead

Tahir Abbas and Sadek Hamid ■ 282
Contributors ■ 299
Index ■ 305
Acknowledgments
Given the profound importance of young Muslims globally, we under-
took the task of assembling a volume that highlights their roles in com-
batting extremism by finding new ways of integrating Islam and Islamic
thinking into their solutions for problems in various social settings. This
book does not reproduce the cultural versus structural conundrum on the
question of Muslim political activism or the issues behind radicalization
and extremism. It instead attempts to provide an in-depth perspective on
how a stigmatized group of young people remain socially engaged despite
difficult conditions. The contributions use a social sciences approach to
emphasize nuanced instances of participation and engagement in society.
This collection would not have seen the light of day without the tre-
mendous efforts made by all of the contributors, who enthusiastically and
patiently remained dedicated to the project. We are thoroughly grateful
to them and to Suzanne Guiod at Syracuse University Press for her initial
interest in the project and for her encouragement in seeing it through to
completion. We are especially indebted to Alison Maura Shay and Kelly L.
Balenske at the press for their dedicated support in the book’s preparation.
Tahir Abbas
Sadek Hamid
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