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Zusatztext "Sensitive and insightful! and fills an important gap. Genuinely enlightening and yet an enjoyable ‘pageturner’ to read! it will make an important contribution to the understanding of British Muslims in all their diversity." Informationen zum Autor Kate Zebiri is Senior Lecturer of Arabic & Islamic Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. She is the author of Muslims And Christians Face To Face . Klappentext The first accessible book about this unique group within British society, with first-hand accounts that provide insight for anyone wishing to understand Islam in the West. Zusammenfassung Indispensable for anyone trying to understand Islam in the West When the Western mass-media talk of conversion to Islam! we are bombarded with accounts of vulnerable people brainwashed into a culture of extremism. However! in reality! the vast majority who convert are well-educated! and doing so as the result of a long-considered and heartfelt decision. What is more! their numbers are multiplying. The only exploration of this unique group in British society! this well-argued and powerful book investigates the fascinating contribution that Western converts to Islam are making to Islamic thought. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: Converts in the British Context Muslims in Britain A Brief History of Conversion to Islam, with Particular Reference to Britain Converts vis-à-vis Second and Third Generation Muslims: A Comparative View A Profile of British Converts Chapter 2: The ‘Double Marginality’ of Converts Conversion as Social Protest? Converts in Relation to Born Muslims Converts in Relation to Non-Muslim Family and Friends A Special Role for Converts? Chapter 3: A New Identity? National, Racial and Ethnic Identity Identity Markers: Language, Dress, Names, Circumcision Lifestyle Changes Continuity and Discontinuity Concluding Remarks Chapter 4: Society and Politics Views of British Society and Western Civilization Sexual Morality Domestic and International Politics A New Geopolitical Orientation? Concluding Remarks Chapter 5: Women and Men Hijab and Niqab: Eluding the Male Gaze Social Contact between the Sexes Marriage Polygyny Concluding Remarks Conclusions Glossary of Arabic and Islamic Terms Endnotes Bibliography...
