Abstract
In this chapter Bagguley and Hussain reflect upon what it means to be a ‘late-modern’ Muslim student in contemporary Britain. For Muslims at university, there is both the late-modern liquid character of Islamic identities and the on-going securitisation of Islam and Muslims. It is argued that young Muslims both have ever-greater opportunities to reflect on their Islamic identities, and are forced to choose how and where to locate themselves by the ever-unfolding hegemonic securitisation of Islam. These themes are explored through how universities are increasingly required by to take on securitising roles in relation to their students through the new counter-terrorist legislation and programme known as Prevent.
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Bagguley, P., Hussain, Y. (2017). Late-Modern Muslims: Theorising Islamic Identities Amongst University Students. In: Mac an Ghaill, M., Haywood, C. (eds) Muslim Students, Education and Neoliberalism. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56921-9_3
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