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Book SynopsisFor most young people religion and religiosity is something latent or private activated by private events or the passing of years. For Muslim young people it can be activated by an incessant Islamaphobic discourse that requires fundamental questions of relationships and belonging to be addressed in the public gaze whilst being positioned as representatives and 'explainers' of their religion and their communities. Written by a leading practitioner and academic in the field of youth and community work this multidisciplinary book reflects the way theoretical, the social and the religious impacts on the lives of Muslim young people.
Trade Review"a genuinely philosophical and theoretical discussion of youth work's pedagogical purpose and approach ... provides hard-edged critique of societal attitudes towards young Muslims and policies aimed at them, written in an accessible and engaging style." Paul Thomas, University of Huddersfield "Young Muslims, Pedagogy and Islam may be the most important book yet written on the genealogy of youth work and its crucial importance to Muslim youth at a time in which the social state is under attack and the war on youth has taken on new and ruthless racist directions. Muhammad Khan provides a brilliant critique of the diverse social, economic, political, pedagogical, and cultural ideologies and policies that bear down on Muslim youth in and through diverse approaches to youth work and services. This is a book that should be read by everyone who believes that bigotry rather than justice and diversity is the enemy of democracy." Henry Giroux, Professor of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University, Canada "Khan challenges the prevailing 'othering' of Islam by policy agendas driven by fear. He shows how significant Islamic pedagogies can shape and move youth work practice focussed on everyday lives." Janet Batsleer, Principal Lecturer Youth and Community Work, Manchester Metropolitan University "MG Khan is to be commended for an excellent and well-crafted analysis of Muslim young people in the age of the war on terror that convincingly rejects the tired and tried caricatures that circulate about Muslim youth." Salman Sayyid, University of Leeds
Table of ContentsPreface: Places we look for ... and places we find; Return to sentiment; Youth work, pedagogy and Islam; The relationships model: a theoretical framework for Muslim youth work; Anti-oppressive practice and Muslim young people; Anthros and pimps: researching Muslim young people; The voluntary sector: values and worlds; The Muslim organisational landscape; A symbiotic relationship: community cohesion, preventing violent extremism and Islamophobia; Nothing to conclude ...
