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‘Blue Squares’, ‘Proper’ Muslims and Transnational Networks
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Abstract Despite the volume of research about identities of various shapes and forms, few studies have explored young people’s narratives of nation and religion. Drawing on research with young Muslim men in Scotland, this article employs Floya Anthias’s ideas abou... view more
Despite the volume of research about identities of various shapes and forms, few studies have explored young people’s narratives of nation and religion. Drawing on research with young Muslim men in Scotland, this article employs Floya Anthias’s ideas about narratives of location, dislocation and positionality in order to seek a deeper understanding and appreciation of the young men’s national and religious identities and affiliations. Although the majority of the young men identify as Scottish Muslims, the meanings and associations of these identity markers vary in strength, nature and meaning, and the young men are also connected with a global network of identifications linking them with family heritages in Asia and Africa.... view less
Free Keywords
belonging; identity; Islamic; race;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 61-81
Journal
Ethnicities, 7 (2007) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1468796807073917
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)