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Islam, Muslim Youth and Identity History and Social Sciences Faculty Seminar Series

Seminar organizers: Professor Ravinder Barn (CrimSoc), and Professor Humayun Ansari (History)

Date: Weds 27 January 2010

Francis Pakes – Cultural Conundrums: Moroccan youngsters in the Netherlands

This paper will explore issues of integration and exclusion of youngsters of Moroccan descent in the Netherlands. It will examine trouble behaviour, health, integration and identity to highlight the conundrums faced by this group in what is traditionally regarded a highly tolerant nation. By highlighting the complexities of identity faced by Moroccan youngsters we can draw parallels to similar issues in the Netherlands at large where globalisation has posed issues of security, identity and change at a different level as well.

Dr. Francis Pakes is reader in comparative criminology at the University of Portsmouth. He got his PhD from Leiden University in the Netherlands. His first book, Comparative Criminal Justice appeared in 2004 with Willan Publishing and a new edition is due in 2010. Apart from comparative work Francis publishes regularly on crime, justice and social change in the Netherlands and on the intersections of criminal justice and mental health.

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Islam, Muslim Youth and Identity

Seminar organizers: Professor Ravinder Barn (CrimSoc), and Professor Humayun Ansari (History)

History and Social Sciences Faculty Seminar Series

Lunchtime seminars Wednesdays 13.00-14.00

Since the Rushdie affair, almost two decades ago, there has been much public concern about the ‘integration’ of Muslims in British society. The events of 11 September 2001 in the USA, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, 7 July 2005 bombings in London, and the daily happenings in Israel/Palestine amongst other world conflicts involving Muslims have been seen to be contributory political factors for Muslims to identify with their faith rather than a nation-state or ethnicity. The increasing ‘Islamophobia’ in Western countries, coupled with the discrimination and disadvantage experienced by Muslims could arguably be among the important factors in group and individual identity construction, and politics. This seminar series aims to bring together the disparate academic debates and discussions on the politics of identity, belonging, culture and faith. We are seeking to integrate theoretical and empirical writings on Islam, fundamentalism and the politics of social cohesion and integration. It is intended that given the increasing concern about Islam, youth and radicalisation, muslim youth will constitute the key underlying theme in all seminars.

Schedule:

2 December 2009, 13.00-14.00

Islam, Young Muslims and Identity – the stratification of discrimination in the UK.
Jagtar Singh , Director, The Change Institute
Venue: McRae 201

27 January 2010

Moroccan boys in the Netherlands: between integration and exclusion
Dr. Francis Pakes , Reader in Comparative Criminology, Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth
Venue: McCrea 336

5 May 2010

“We are the West”: Muslim women’s claims of identity and belonging

Dr. Katherine Brown, Kings College London

16 June 2010

Tahir Abbas, Visting Professor, Birkbeck, University of London
Title / Venue: TBC

Co-ordinators: Ravinder Barn- r.barn@rhul.ac.uk, and Humayun Ansari H.Ansari@rhul.ac.uk