Title Somali, Muslim, British : striving in securitized Britain / Giulia Liberatore

Published London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource Series London School of Economics monographs on social anthropology Monographs on social anthropology. Contents Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Note on Language; Chapter 1 Introduction; Security, British values and the Muslim 'other'; The Islamic revival in Britain and beyond; Aspiration; Outline of the book; Notes; Chapter 2 An ethnography with Somali women in London; A new Somali studies; Ethnographic fieldwork in London; Notes; Chapter 3 Memories of modern Mogadishu; Between nostalgia and critique; Soomaalinimo and the spirit of modernity; From independence to Scientific Socialism; Modernity through the eyes of Somali women Modernity versus religion: Consequences of the 1975 family lawNotes; Chapter 4 Tuition centres and Somali mosques: Raising good daughters in London; From Somalia to Britain; Life as a refugee woman; Religious reflections; Investing in the next generation; Raising 'good Somali daughters' in Britain; Notes; Chapter 5 Updating Soomaalinimo: Young Somalis and the problematization of culture; A play on FGM; Problematizing culture; 'I have Leyla culture'; Niiko dancing as culture; Updating and modernizing culture; Transcending Soomaalinimo; Conclusion; Notes Chapter 6 Mosque hopping: Seeking Islamic knowledge in LondonNew beginnings: Layla and Saynab; New forms of knowledge; Sheikh Ibrahim: Affect and self-transformation; Islamic scholarship; Western knowledge; Debating knowledge: Sufis, Salafis and the 'bad imam'; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 7 Multiculturalism, British values and the Muslim subject; Make Bradford British; The problem of being British and Muslim; The problem of interiority and exteriority; Sister A: Exteriority as cultural; Problematizing exteriority: From sister A to sister B; Ikraan's jilbab 'What matters is what I think and feel': Cawo as a practising non-believerInside-out reconsidered; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 8 Imagining an ideal husband; The halal marriage event; Imagining a professional, practising Somali man; Beyond a dysfunctional marriage; Love Jane Austen style; Khadija as an independent professional; Marriage, piety and aspiration; Notes; Chapter 9 Conclusion: Beyond Prevent; Spotting extremists; Prevent training; Deradicalization; Promoting British values; Writing with Somali women: Future aspirations; Notes; References; Index Summary "Somalis are one of the most chastised Muslim communities in Europe. Frequently depicted in the news as victims of female genital mutilation, perpetrators of gang violence, or as jihadi brides and radical Islamists, Somalis have long been seen as a problematic refugee community in Britain and beyond. Somali, Muslim, British shifts attention away from these public debates to provide a detailed ethnographic study of the lives of Somali Muslim women in the United Kingdom. Based on ethnographic research with 21 households in London, it explores the aspirations of Somali women and how these shift over the course of the life cycle and across generations. It argues that these women's aspirations are shaped by, but also unsettle, contemporary ideas of religion, culture and nationality. Giulia Liberatore demonstrates that the increasing dominance of Islamic piety in Europe cannot be explained solely through the lens of religion and migration. Instead, it needs to be understood as one among many different forms of striving - such as for modernity or financial security - that individuals pursue throughout their lives. Bringing new perspectives to debates about Islam, multiculturalism, integration, and national identity in Europe and beyond, this book makes an important contribution to the anthropology of religion, subjectivity, and gender"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 27, 2017) Subject Somalis -- Great Britain -- Case studies Women, Somali -- Great Britain -- Case studies Muslim women -- Great Britain -- Case studies Muslims -- Great Britain -- Case studies Immigrants -- Great Britain -- Case studies Women immigrants -- Great Britain -- Case studies Gender studies: women. Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships. Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies. RELIGION -- Sexuality & Gender Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. Ethnic relations Immigrants Muslim women Muslims Somalis Women immigrants Women, Somali SUBJECT Great Britain -- Ethnic relations -- Case studies Subject Great Britain Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book LC no. 2017018804 ISBN 9781350027732 1350027731 9781350027749 135002774X

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