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Kabir, Nahid Afrose         Young British muslims : identity, culture, politics and the media / Nahid Afrose Kabir . – Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012         xiii, 240 p : ill ; 24 cm         Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-230) and index.         Introduction : my research observations -- The identity debate -- Muslims in Britain : an overview -- The religious and cultural dilemma -- To be or not to be British -- Is the media biased against Muslims? -- The niqab debate -- Indignation about the proposal to include shariah law in Britain -- Conclusion : a humanitarian way forward.          Based on 216 in-depth interviews of Muslims in Britain, examines how British Muslim youths and young adults, 15-30 years old, define their identities, their values and their culture and whether these conflict either with those of their parents or with the dominant non-Muslim British culture.         ISBN9780748646531 :         1. Muslims – Ethnic identity – Great Britain         1. Muslims – Social conditions – Great Britain         1. Muslims youth – Attitudes – Great Britain