Beschreibung:
Julten Abdelhalim obtained her PhD from Heidelberg University, Germany, and is an Assistant Professor in Political Science at Cairo University, Egypt. She is also a post-doctoral fellow at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany.
Using a case study of Muslims in India, this book analyses how the socio-political context shapes citizens' perceptions of multiple variables, such as their sense of political efficacy, agency, conception of citizenship rights and belief in democracy. Presenting new examinations of Islamic identity and citizenship in contemporary India, this book will be a useful contribution to the study of South Asian Studies, Religion, Islam, and Race and Ethnicity.
1. Introduction 2. The quest for a community versus composite nationalism 3. The life-space context and hegemonic discourses 4. North Indian Muslim youth and everyday jih¿d 5. Argumentative jihad and Muslim women in Kerala 6. Operationalising the sense of citizenship: from Delhi to Kerala 7. Conclusion