Scotland’s Muslims: Society, Politics and Identity

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Between the 2001 and 2011, the Muslim population of Scotland increased by nearly eighty percent. The youthfulness of Scotland's Muslim community means this population is likely to continue to grow in size. Yet, Scotland's Muslim community does not feature much at all in research about "Muslimsin Britain": at best, Scotland is mentioned in passing, and at worst, generalisations are made about "British Muslims" based on the assumption that Muslims in Scotland have the same experiences to Muslims in England.However, in the last ten years or so, research has started to give specific attention to the everyday lives, identities and experiences of Scotland's Muslims. This collection brings together a lot of this research and, with contributions from leading and emerging scholars in the field, explores thelives, political engagements and social practices of Scotland's Muslim communities. Peter Hopkins is Professor of Social Geography in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, UK. He has conducted research about Muslims in Scotland for nearly twenty years now focusing on issues such as gender and generational relations, political participation and everyday racism. Previous co-edited books include Muslims in Britain (EUP) and Geographies of Muslim Identities (Ashgate). 1 Introduction Scotland’s Muslims: Early Settlement, Current Context and Research Themes 1 Peter Hopkins 2 Health The Health Profile of Muslims in Scotland 25 Maria Kristiansen and Aziz Sheikh 3 Education Educational Outcomes of Muslim Pupils in Scotland and Parents’ Mobilisation of Different Forms of Capital 56 Elisabet Weedon and Sheila Riddell 4 Political Participation Young Muslims’ Political Interests and Political Participation in Scotland 78 Robin Finlay, Peter Hopkins and Gurchathen Sanghera 5 Gender and Migration The Role of the ‘Other’ Woman in Shaping the Subjectivities of Recent Muslim Migrant Women to Scotland 98 Rebecca Syswerda 6 Sexuality Scottish Muslim Gay Men and the Troubling Intersection of Sexuality and Religion 117 Asifa Siraj 7 Young People Muslim Youth in Scotland: Politics, Identity and Multicultural Citizenship 136 Katherine Botterill, Gurchathen Sanghera and Peter Hopkins 8 Generational Relations Gender and Generational Relations for Muslim Women in Scotland 155 Hengameh Ashraf-Emami 9 Heritage Feeling Scottish and Being Muslim: Findings from the Colourful Heritage Project 171 Omar Shaikh and Stefano Bonino 10 Multiculturalism Multiculturalism and Scotland: ‘Bringing the Outside into the Middle’ 198 Nasar Meer 11 Media Muslim Engagement with the Mainstream Media in a Scottish Context 218 Michael B. Munnik 12 Representation Representing Islam at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 236 Fayaz S. Alibhai 13 Integration Halal Scots: Muslims’ Social Integration in Scotland 259 Reza Bagheri