Religion, Identity and Radicalisation
The current rise in the numbers of young British Muslims travelling from the UK to Syria has raised a number of questions about the UK Government’s counter-terrorism strategy and policy. Within the current discourse on radicalisation and Syria, listening to the voices of young British Muslims is cru...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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In: |
Journal of Muslims in Europe
Year: 2017, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-21 |
Further subjects: | B
Syria
British Muslims
radicalisation
violent extremism
counter-terrorism
young British Muslims
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Volltext (Verlag) |
Summary: | The current rise in the numbers of young British Muslims travelling from the UK to Syria has raised a number of questions about the UK Government’s counter-terrorism strategy and policy. Within the current discourse on radicalisation and Syria, listening to the voices of young British Muslims is crucial, if the UK Government, the police and other key stakeholders are serious about preventing the escalation of young people going out to fight in Syria. This article makes an important contribution to helping us better understand young British Muslims’ perceptions of the crisis in Syria and offers policy makers some thoughts on how best to engage young people in the debate on Syria without demonising them or stereotyping them as ‘suspects’. |
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ISSN: | 2211-7954 |
Contains: | In: Journal of Muslims in Europe
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22117954-12341336 |