Muslim Diaspora in Britain

Identity and Transnationalism among South Asian Muslim Communities
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-72270-2
Verlag: Routledge India

Buch, Englisch, 146 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 237 g

This book explores the idea of Muslim diaspora in context of Muslim communities in the United Kingdom. It critically looks at the notion of ummah and presents a comprehensive account of South Asian Muslims in London.

Employing qualitative research methods and drawing on extensive fieldwork, it delves into the identification and transnational connections of Muslims in Britain. It shows the ways in which religious identity, practices and experiences may instigate diasporas focusing on South Asian Muslims in London — Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslims — who account for 3.6 per cent of the total population. Further, the inter as well as intra group dynamics and studies how Muslims of different ethnic background settled in the same geo-political context engage with the notion of ummah.

The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of religion, especially Islam, politics, British studies and South Asian studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Khan, Sabah

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Vivek Kumar. 1. Introduction 2. South Asian Muslims in Britain 3. British Muslims’ Identification 4. Religion in the organization of Muslims in diaspora 5. Transnationalism and South Asian Muslims 6. Pan-Islamism, Notions of Community, Diaspora and Ummah among Muslims in Britain 7. Conclusion. Bibliography.

Über Autor(innen)

Sabah Khan is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at Institute of Advanced Studies, University College London. She has a Ph.D. in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and has also served as an associate researcher at the University of Roehampton, London. She has researched on the South Asian Muslim Diaspora in Britain and recently published on Muslims in Europe. Her research interests include religion and diaspora, migration, women in Islamic revival, and minorities in India.