Introduction

Abstract

The attacks on the World Trade Centre on September 11, the Arab Spring, and the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East have all directed the attention of politicians, scholars, and the media on the role that young Muslims play in their countries. Observers have noted that the active military campaigns in Muslim countries contribute to the increasing global awareness of young minority Muslims today. With the upsurge in migration into Western countries and the rise of Islamophobia, the social conditions of Muslim youth have now become a litmus test to the success of multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism in many states around the world. It is against these seismic shifts in the world we are in today that it becomes pertinent to analyze how Muslim youth respond to these global processes in the context of their specific localities. These will also enable us to imagine the social conditions of Muslims in the decades to come. Undoubtedly, the fate of contemporary Muslim youth is not only vital to the sustainability of states, kingdoms, and republics in Muslim majority countries but also where they form significant minority communities.