ERC Advanced Grant · 2020
Choosing Islamic Conservatism: Muslim Youth in Europe and the UK and the Question of Social Cohesion
The Islamic networks that historically embedded themselves in Muslim communities within Europe and the UK represent, in theological and methodological terms, most conservative Islamic knowledge traditions, which promote highly conservative social norms, encourage isolation from mainstream society, and in extreme cases also endorse jihad. Despite facing serious competition in recent years from Islamic scholars and institutions that are actively trying to promote teachings from the classical Islamic scholarly tradition, which balances textual loyalty with a focus on contemporary social reality, thereby providing more socially optimal outcomes for young Muslims in the West, the conservative…
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