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Sufis, Salafis and Islamists : the contested ground of British Islamic activism / Sadek Hamid.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Library of modern religion ; 46.Publisher: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (xv, 202 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 0857727109
  • 9780857727107
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 305.6/970941 23
LOC classification:
  • BP65.G7 H26 2016eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Cover; Author Bio; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements ; List of Abbreviations ; Glossary of Arabic Terminology ; Foreword ; Introduction ; 1. 'Taking Islam to the People': The Young Muslims UK ; 2. 'Khilafah Coming Soon': The Rise and Fall of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain ; 3. 'Returning to The Qur'an And Sunnah': The Salafi Dawah ; 4. Sufism Strikes Back: Emergence of the 'Traditional Islam' Network ; 5. Dawah Discourses Understanding the Appeal of the Trends ; 6. Fragmentation and Adaptation: The Impact of Social Change ; 7. Contemporary British Islamic Activism.
Conclusion Notes ; Bibliography ; Index.
Summary: "British Muslim activism has evolved constantly in recent decades. What have been its main groups and how do their leaders compete to attract followers? Which social and religious ideas from abroad are most influential? In this groundbreaking study, Sadek Hamid traces the evolution of Sufi, Salafi and Islamist activist groups in Britain, including The Young Muslims UK, Hizb ut-Tahrir, the Salafi JIMAS organisation and Traditional Islam Network. With reference to second-generation British Muslims especially, he explains how these groups gain and lose support, embrace and reject foreign ideologies, and succeed and fail to provide youth with compelling models of British Muslim identity. Analyzing historical and firsthand community research, Hamid gives a compelling account of the complexity that underlies reductionist media narratives of Islamic activism in Britain."-- Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-194) and index.

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Cover; Author Bio; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements ; List of Abbreviations ; Glossary of Arabic Terminology ; Foreword ; Introduction ; 1. 'Taking Islam to the People': The Young Muslims UK ; 2. 'Khilafah Coming Soon': The Rise and Fall of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain ; 3. 'Returning to The Qur'an And Sunnah': The Salafi Dawah ; 4. Sufism Strikes Back: Emergence of the 'Traditional Islam' Network ; 5. Dawah Discourses Understanding the Appeal of the Trends ; 6. Fragmentation and Adaptation: The Impact of Social Change ; 7. Contemporary British Islamic Activism.

Conclusion Notes ; Bibliography ; Index.

"British Muslim activism has evolved constantly in recent decades. What have been its main groups and how do their leaders compete to attract followers? Which social and religious ideas from abroad are most influential? In this groundbreaking study, Sadek Hamid traces the evolution of Sufi, Salafi and Islamist activist groups in Britain, including The Young Muslims UK, Hizb ut-Tahrir, the Salafi JIMAS organisation and Traditional Islam Network. With reference to second-generation British Muslims especially, he explains how these groups gain and lose support, embrace and reject foreign ideologies, and succeed and fail to provide youth with compelling models of British Muslim identity. Analyzing historical and firsthand community research, Hamid gives a compelling account of the complexity that underlies reductionist media narratives of Islamic activism in Britain."-- Provided by publisher