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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"british Muslims"”.
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South Asian Young British Muslims: Identity, Habitus and the Family Field
… deeply transformed the social composition of British society which has become increasingly multicultural. Amongst other minority groups the position of Muslims, who are the second largest religious group in the UK, is particularly difficult. The 9/11 and London bombings (2005) have increased …
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Exploration of the lived experiences of young british muslims in wales through a postcolonial and epistemic injustice lens
… UK government's Prevent Strategy and Fundamental British Values in 'othering' Muslims in Britain. I identify a weakened multiculturalism, the print media and the securitisation of Britain's Muslims as factors limiting Muslim voices in society and dismissing them as epistemic agents. Therefore, the …
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Young British Muslims in Higher Education: exploring the experiences and identities of Bradford students within a narrative framework
… aims to explore the lived experiences of young British Muslims in higher education at the University of Bradford and the implications this has for the construction of their identities. The increased participation of Muslims in higher education has been hailed a major success story and is said to …
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British Muslim Extremism: The Terror Within
… has been allowed to develop separately from British culture. The result is a completely separate society, living within another society. The majority in the Muslim community do not consider themselves British, and have not integrated into British society. In addition, Britain was a haven for …
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Bradford's Muslim communities and the reproduction and representation of Islam
… were, in part, a response to the imposition of British imperialism in India. The settlers from South Asia also came from a variety of areas, with their own histories, regional languages and cultures. The ethos and character of Islam, which is shared by different sects, is studied …
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The role of education in maintaining the Islamic identity of Muslims in Bradford
This study is an investigation into the British Muslim communities in Bradford, to identify which types of problems might threaten their Islamic identity and suggest possible solutions to assist those people to maintain their identity. The main aim of this study was to identify whether the …
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How religious values influence British Muslim consumers in sustainable consumption
British Muslims have emerged as an increasingly important demographic for whom religious beliefs and values play an important role in their purchasing decisions. Based upon increasing consumer trends in Halal food consumption, Islamic Banking, Islamic Insurance and Islamic Fashion, it can be argued …
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Muslim family law: British-Bangladeshi Muslim women and divorce in the UK
… gap. The central research question asks, ‘how do British-Bangladeshi Muslim Women (BBMW) pursue divorce in the UK?’ and investigates the choices women made, as well as the role of experts, religion and culture in influencing decisions. It uses a phenomenological-inspired methodology, with data …
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A case study into how Muslim stakeholders in England perceive Islamic education at their Islamic school.
… learners who were contributing positively as British Muslims to British society. Despite the school’s meagre resources and unqualified staff, it secured higher achievement results than peer state schools locally and nationally. Its model of Islamic schooling seemed to reflect a transformative, …
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Islamic nurture in the West : approaches to parenting amongst second generation Pakistanis and Khojas in Peterborough
… of religion to migrants, particularly to Muslims. Religious continuity depends on effective transmission of beliefs, practices and values to younger generations. South Asians account for around three-quarters of British Muslims but within this group there is wide variation as regards …
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Allen's Islamophobia and the British news media : a critical evaluation of Islamophobia as a concept and its application to the written news media in Britain between 2001 and 2008.
… 7/7. Then the levels of representation Islam and Muslims receive the kinds of news hooks and discourses as well as types of language used are aspects covered that are then compared to Allen’s definition of Islamophobia. Thirdly specific stories from immediately after the 9/11 attacks are analysed …
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Islam and social media entrepreneurial communications :the case of British Muslim entrepreneurs and their use of social media to identify markets and engage customers
… on social media communication activities of British Muslim entrepreneurs in terms of market identification and customer engagement. Previous academic research has argued that entrepreneurial actions are the outcome of individual characteristics, experiences and having the potential to …
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Demand and Supply Conditions of Islamic Housing Finance in the United Kingdom: Perceptions of Muslim Clients
… the study evaluates the perceptions of UK Muslims towards various aspects of Islamic mortgages and provides an empirical assessment of these perceptions. Also, the study analyses how Muslim client attitutes and the overall environment affects preferences for Islamic mortgage products. …
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Understanding the stages of conversion to Islam : the voices of British converts
… by face to face interviews with a sample of British converts to Islam to find out how and why they came to convert, and what were the repercussions of their conversions. The work is placed in the context of the predominantly post-Christian British society in which they had spent the greater …
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An ethics of coherence: self, knowledge, and religious authority among women Islamic scholars in Leicester, UK
… sing. ‘alima) of Gujarati-Indian origin in the British Midlands city of Leicester. It investigates their efforts to live a good Muslim life and to guide others in doing so. These women studied a multi-year Islamic syllabus at local Deobandi seminaries for women where they begin their journeys of …