Young British Muslims

Nahid Afrose Kabir is Senior Research Fellow at the International Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding, University of South Australia. She was a visiting fellow (2009–2011) at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, USA. Dr Kabir is the author of 'Young British Muslims: Identity, Culture, Politics and the Media' (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press 2010) and 'Muslims in Australia: Immigration, Race Relations and Cultural History' (London: Routledge 2005).

• Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Tables and Figures; List of Abbreviations; Glossary; Introduction; 1. The identity debate; 2. Muslims in Britain: An overview; 3. The religious and cultural dilemma; 4. To be or not to be British; 5. Is the media biased against Muslims?; 6. The niqab debate; 7. Indignation about proposal to include Shariah law in Britain; Conclusion: A humanitarian way forward; Bibliography; Index.

This timely study is the result of extensive research undertaken on the identity of young Muslims in both Australia and the UK. Kabir’s style and approach are refreshingly clear and informative as she guides the reader through a considered analysis of her own ethnographic fieldwork, drawing upon interviews with over 200 Muslims in five British cities: London; Leicester; Bradford; Leeds; and Cardiff, - with a focus on biculturalism and multiple identities… Her study raises important aspects of the way young British Muslims are actively demystifying and dismantling misconceptions on the part of both Muslims and non-Muslims and that they have "the potential to be a tremendous asset to their home nation" (p.218).'