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Are young Muslims adopting Australian values?

Authors :
Kabir, Nahid Afrose
Source :
Australian Journal of Education (ACER Press). Nov2008, Vol. 52 Issue 3, p229-241. 12p.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

Recently politicians in Australia have raised concerns that some Muslims are not adopting Australian values to a sufficient extent. In this paper I explore the notion of Australian values with respect to immigrant youth. By analysing interviews with 32 Muslim students who are 15-18 years of age and of diverse backgrounds in two state schools in Sydney, I focus on the extent to which these young people seem to be adopting Australian values. I discuss the factors that hinder the adoption of Australian values, and whether such hindrance can lead to a possible jihadi threat. This paper relies on oral testimonies and secondary sources, including international literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00049441
Volume :
52
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Australian Journal of Education (ACER Press)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34999603
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/000494410805200302