Radicalized Loyalties

Becoming Muslim in the West

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Marriage & Family
Cover of the book Radicalized Loyalties by Fabien Truong, Wiley
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Fabien Truong ISBN: 9781509519385
Publisher: Wiley Publication: June 11, 2018
Imprint: Polity Language: English
Author: Fabien Truong
ISBN: 9781509519385
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: June 11, 2018
Imprint: Polity
Language: English

There is widespread concern today about the “radicalization” of young muslim men, and the deprived areas of Western cities are believed to have become breeding grounds of home-grown extremism. But how do young Muslims growing up in the cities of the West really live?

This book takes us beyond the rhetoric and into the housing estates on the outskirts of Paris to meet Adama, Radouane, Hassan, Tarik, Marley, and a shadowy figure whose name suddenly and brutally became known to the world at the time of the Charlie Hebdo shootings: Amédy Coulibaly. Seeing Amédy through the eyes of close friends and other young Muslim men in the neighbourhoods where they grew up, Fabien Truong uncovers a network of competing loyalties and maps the road these youths take to resolve the conflicts they face: becoming Muslim. For these young men, Islam stands, often alone, as a resource, a gateway – as if it were the last route to “escape” without betrayal and to “fight” in a meaningful and noble way.

Becoming Muslim does not necessarily lead to the radicalized “other”. It is more like a long-distance race, a powerful reconversion of the self that allows for introspection and change. But it can also lead to a belligerent presentation of the self that transforms a dead-end into a call to arms.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

There is widespread concern today about the “radicalization” of young muslim men, and the deprived areas of Western cities are believed to have become breeding grounds of home-grown extremism. But how do young Muslims growing up in the cities of the West really live?

This book takes us beyond the rhetoric and into the housing estates on the outskirts of Paris to meet Adama, Radouane, Hassan, Tarik, Marley, and a shadowy figure whose name suddenly and brutally became known to the world at the time of the Charlie Hebdo shootings: Amédy Coulibaly. Seeing Amédy through the eyes of close friends and other young Muslim men in the neighbourhoods where they grew up, Fabien Truong uncovers a network of competing loyalties and maps the road these youths take to resolve the conflicts they face: becoming Muslim. For these young men, Islam stands, often alone, as a resource, a gateway – as if it were the last route to “escape” without betrayal and to “fight” in a meaningful and noble way.

Becoming Muslim does not necessarily lead to the radicalized “other”. It is more like a long-distance race, a powerful reconversion of the self that allows for introspection and change. But it can also lead to a belligerent presentation of the self that transforms a dead-end into a call to arms.

More books from Wiley

Cover of the book Social Security For Dummies by Fabien Truong
Cover of the book Food Styling and Photography For Dummies by Fabien Truong
Cover of the book Professional C# 7 and .NET Core 2.0 by Fabien Truong
Cover of the book The Romans For Dummies by Fabien Truong
Cover of the book Sustainable Retail Refrigeration by Fabien Truong
Cover of the book Jam! Amp Your Team, Rock Your Business by Fabien Truong
Cover of the book Multiple Streams of Income by Fabien Truong
Cover of the book A Concise Companion to Milton by Fabien Truong
Cover of the book On the State Paper by Fabien Truong
Cover of the book The Art of Options Trading in Australia by Fabien Truong
Cover of the book How To Be a Geek by Fabien Truong
Cover of the book Great Inventions that Changed the World by Fabien Truong
Cover of the book Weak Signals for Strategic Intelligence by Fabien Truong
Cover of the book Statistical Analysis of Geographical Data by Fabien Truong
Cover of the book A History of Japan by Fabien Truong
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy