Muslim Youth in the Diaspora: Challenging Extremism Through Popular Culture

ISBN-13: 9780367351304 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 216 str.

Pam Nilan

Opis

This book explores the hotly-debated issue of Muslim youth identity in western countries from the standpoint of popular culture. It illuminates the way in which diasporic Muslim youth engage with, and are affected by, the radical Islamist meta-narrative.

Spis treści

Chapter One Introduction: Muslim youth in the diaspora  Chapter Two The meta-narrative of Islamist extremism  Chapter Three Muslim youth radicalisation  Chapter Four Online extremism and digital counter-narratives  Chapter Five Counter-narratives of the new Muslim ‘cool’  Chapter Six Gaming and the young Muslim self  Chapter Seven Muslim youth tribalism in popular music  Chapter Eight Australian Muslim youth: A case study  Chapter Nine Conclusion: Neo-theo-tribalism of Muslim youth  Index  References

O autorze

Pam Nilan is Professor of Sociology at the University of Newcastle, Australia.