POLITICAL MUSLIMS Contemporary Issues in the Middle East Mehran Kamrava, Series Editor Select Titles in Contemporary Issues in the Middle East Colonial Jerusalem: The Spatial Construction of Identity and Difference in a City of Myth, 1948–2012 Thomas Philip Abowd Democracy and the Nature of American Influence in Iran, 1941–1979 David R. Collier In the Wake of the Poetic: Palestinian Artists after Darwish Najat Rahman Iraqi Migrants in Syria: The Crisis before the Storm Sophia Hoffmann Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn Amira El-Zein Law of Desire: Temporary Marriage in Shi‘i Iran, Revised Edition Shahla Haeri The Mizrahi Era of Rebellion: Israel’s Forgotten Civil Rights Struggle, 1948–1966 Bryan K. Roby Shahaama: Five Egyptian Men Tell Their Stories Nayra Atiya POLITICAL MUSLIMS Understanding Youth Resistance in a Global Context Edited by Tahir Abbas Sadek Hamid and SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PRESS Copyright © 2019 by Syracuse University Press Syracuse, New York 13244-5290 All Rights Reserved First Edition 2019 19 20 21 22 23 24 6 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For a listing of books published and distributed by Syracuse University Press, visit www.SyracuseUniversityPress.syr.edu. ISBN: 978-0-8156-3565-9 (hardcover) 978-0-8156-3583-3 (paperback) 978-0-8156-5430-8 (e-book) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Abbas, Tahir, 1970– editor. | Hamid, Sadek, editor. Title: Political Muslims : understanding youth resistance in a global context / edited by Tahir Abbas and Sadek Hamid. Description: Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2019. | Series: Contemporary issues in the Middle East | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018049036 (print) | LCCN 2018051092 (ebook) | ISBN 9780815654308 (E-book) | ISBN 9780815635659 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780815635833 (pbk. : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Muslim youth—Political activity. | Muslims—Political activity. | Social change. Classification: LCC BP188.18.Y68 (ebook) | LCC BP188.18.Y68 P65 2019 (print) | DDC 322.4088/297—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018049036 Manufactured in the United States of America Contents Acknowledgments ■ vii Introduction Global Political Muslim Youth Tahir Abbas and Sadek Hamid ■ 1 1. Black American Muslim Youth Navigating Environments, Engaging New Pathways Sameera Ahmed and Hadiyah Muhammad ■ 23 2. Faith and Activism Canadian Muslim Student Associations as Campus-Based Social Movements and Counterpublics Jasmin Zine and Asma Bala ■ 52 3. “No, I’m Not a Salafist” Salafism, Secularism, and Securitization in the Netherlands Martijn de Koning ■ 75 4. The Construction of a Multifaceted British Islamic Identity Third-Generation British-Born Bangladeshis from East London Aminul Hoque ■ 99 5. Scouts in Rough Terrain Collective Strategies of Muslim Youth in Switzerland for Coping with Exclusion Andreas Tunger-Zanetti and Jürgen Endres ■ 125 6. Challenging Hegemony Voices of Dissent from the Islamic Left in Turkey Yusuf Sarfati ■ 149 vi ■ Contents 7. The Pashtun Woman Blogger Marginality, Empowerment, and the Struggle for Recognition Shehnaz Haqqani ■ 173 8. Changing the Tune? Pakistani Music, Politics, and Social Reform Chloe Gill-Khan ■ 195 9. Contribution of the Critical Thinking Forum in the Deradicalization of Pakistani Youth A Case Study Munazza Yaqoob ■ 213 10. Kashmir’s Children of War Religion, Politics, and Nonviolent Mobilization Idrisa Pandit ■ 231 11. Renewal, Reactualization, and Reformation The Trajectory of Muslim Youth Activism in Indonesia Carool Kersten ■ 259 Conclusion Further Thoughts and the Challenges Ahead Tahir Abbas and Sadek Hamid ■ 282 Contributors ■ 299 Index ■ 305 Acknowledgments Given the profound importance of young Muslims globally, we under- took the task of assembling a volume that highlights their roles in com- batting extremism by finding new ways of integrating Islam and Islamic thinking into their solutions for problems in various social settings. This book does not reproduce the cultural versus structural conundrum on the question of Muslim political activism or the issues behind radicalization and extremism. It instead attempts to provide an in-depth perspective on how a stigmatized group of young people remain socially engaged despite difficult conditions. The contributions use a social sciences approach to emphasize nuanced instances of participation and engagement in society. This collection would not have seen the light of day without the tre- mendous efforts made by all of the contributors, who enthusiastically and patiently remained dedicated to the project. We are thoroughly grateful to them and to Suzanne Guiod at Syracuse University Press for her initial interest in the project and for her encouragement in seeing it through to completion. We are especially indebted to Alison Maura Shay and Kelly L. Balenske at the press for their dedicated support in the book’s preparation. Tahir Abbas Sadek Hamid vii POLITICAL MUSLIMS