The Making of the Good British Muslim

This article investigates the meaning and political implications of the poppy hijab, a headscarf sporting British World War Remembrance poppies and intended to give British Muslims a new way of showing their social integration in public. Based on fieldwork with Muslims in London, I argue, however, t...

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Published in:Journal of Muslims in Europe
Main Author: Püttmann, Friedrich 1992- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Journal of Muslims in Europe
Further subjects:B poppy hijab integration headscarf citizenship British Muslim identity national belonging power identity politics
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:This article investigates the meaning and political implications of the poppy hijab, a headscarf sporting British World War Remembrance poppies and intended to give British Muslims a new way of showing their social integration in public. Based on fieldwork with Muslims in London, I argue, however, that instead of furthering Muslims’ equitable inclusion in British society, the poppy hijab rather represents a Foucauldian “technology of the self” for them to prove that they are “good British Muslims”. As such, it reflects the unequal relations of power in society and may foster rather than lower general suspicion towards Muslims in Britain.
ISSN:2211-7954
Contains:In: Journal of Muslims in Europe
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22117954-12341371