The Contemporary British Mosque

Author : Abdul-Azim Ahmed
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781350258983

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The Contemporary British Mosque by Abdul-Azim Ahmed Pdf

Repositioning mosques as social, cultural and political spaces, this book provides new insights on key contemporary debates, the religious identity of Britain, secularisation, the far-right and terrorism, and gender equality. Exploring the story of the British mosque, from house conversions to grand works of architecture, and the role they play in public life, Abdul-Azim Ahmed details the establishment of early mosques during the era of Empire, and the rapid growth in the years following the Second World War. Ahmed takes a sociological approach to this study, drawing on fieldwork and ethnographic case-studies, alongside reviews of databases and historical documents to provide perspectives on the British mosque from the congregants themselves. The Muslim congregation, a poorly understood and often overlooked dimension of religion in Britain, is examined, and issues of diversity, denomination, sacredness, and society are explored.

Author : Abdul-Azim Ahmed
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781350258990

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The Contemporary British Mosque by Abdul-Azim Ahmed Pdf

Repositioning mosques as social, cultural and political spaces, this book provides new insights on key contemporary debates, the religious identity of Britain, secularisation, the far-right and terrorism, and gender equality. Exploring the story of the British mosque, from house conversions to grand works of architecture, and the role they play in public life, Abdul-Azim Ahmed details the establishment of early mosques during the era of Empire, and the rapid growth in the years following the Second World War. Ahmed takes a sociological approach to this study, drawing on fieldwork and ethnographic case-studies, alongside reviews of databases and historical documents to provide perspectives on the British mosque from the congregants themselves. The Muslim congregation, a poorly understood and often overlooked dimension of religion in Britain, is examined, and issues of diversity, denomination, sacredness, and society are explored.

Author : Shahed Saleem
Publisher : Historic England Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1848020767

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The British Mosque by Shahed Saleem Pdf

This book presents the first overview of Muslim architecture in Britain, from the earliest examples in the late 19th century, to mosques being built today. Key architectural stages are identified and explained alongside the social history of Muslim settlement and growth. The analysis focuses on the way in which the mosque as a new cultural and architectural form has benefitted into the existing urban fabric of Britain’s towns and cities, and how this new building type has then impacted its urban landscape, socially, culturally and architecturally.The British Mosque is an architectural as well as a social history, and describes the evolution of Britain’s Muslim communities through the buildings they have built. By presenting this architectural narrative for the first time, the book opens up a new field of British Islamic Architecture. The architectural story charts a course from the earliest mosques formed through the conversion of houses, to other large scale conversions through to purpose built mosques and with these the emergence of an Islamic architectural expression in Britain.As the mosque is not solely considered in terms of its architectural style, but also from its social history and cultural meaning, this book provides an observation into the character of British Muslim life and practice and how these have been embodied through its buildings. The future of Islamic architecture in Britain is also considered, and how this will be affected by the growing cultural and social diversification of Britain’s Muslim communities.

Author : Ed Husain
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526618665

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Among the Mosques by Ed Husain Pdf

'Timely and important' THE TIMES 'Considered and nuanced ... A must-read' The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP 'Compelling and moving' Tom Holland, author of Dominion __________________ Islam is the fastest-growing faith community in Britain. Domes and minarets are redefining the skylines of towns and cities as mosques become an increasingly prominent feature. Yet while Britain has prided itself on being a global home of cosmopolitanism and modern civilisation, its deep-rooted relationship with Islam – unique in history – is complex, threatened by rising hostility and hatred, intolerance and ignorance. There is much media debate about embracing diversity in our communities, but what does integration look like on the ground, in places like Dewsbury, Glasgow, Belfast and London? How are Muslims, young and old, reconciling progressive values – of gender equality, individualism, the rule of law and free speech – with literalist interpretations of their faith? And how is this tension, away from the public gaze, unfolding inside mosques today? Ed Husain takes his search for answers into the heart of Britain's Muslim communities. Travelling the length and breadth of the country, Husain joins men and women in their prayers, conversations, meals, plans, pains, joys, triumphs and adversities. He tells their stories here in an open and honest account that brings the daily reality of British Muslim life sharply into focus – a struggle of identity and belonging, caught between tradition and modernity, East and West, revelation and reason.

Author : Sadek Hamid,Stephen H. Jones
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000916201

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Contemporary British Muslim Arts and Cultural Production by Sadek Hamid,Stephen H. Jones Pdf

This unique collaboration between scholars, practitioners and Muslim artists profiles emerging forms of contemporary British Muslim art, prompting a debate about its purpose and its inclusion in UK society. It features analysis of Muslim art as a category, as well as reflective accounts of people working in theatre, popular music, the heritage sector and ancient and modern visual arts, often at the margins of the British arts industry. Dealing with sociological and theological themes as well as art history and practice, the volume provides a timely intervention on a neglected topic. The collection discusses diverse topics including how second- and third-generation British Muslims, as part of a broader generational shift, have reworked Sufi music and traditional calligraphy and fused them with new musical and artistic styles, from Grime to comic book art, alongside consideration of the experiences of Muslim artists who work in the theatre, museums and the performing arts sectors. It is a must-read for students and researchers of theology and religious studies, Islamic studies, fine art, cultural studies and ethnic and racial studies.

Author : Ed Husain
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526644565

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Among the Mosques by Ed Husain Pdf

'Timely and important' THE TIMES 'Considered and nuanced ... A must-read' The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP 'Compelling and moving' Tom Holland, author of Dominion __________________ Islam is the fastest-growing faith community in Britain. Domes and minarets are redefining the skylines of towns and cities as mosques become an increasingly prominent feature. Yet while Britain has prided itself on being a global home of cosmopolitanism and modern civilisation, its deep-rooted relationship with Islam – unique in history – is complex, threatened by rising hostility and hatred, intolerance and ignorance. There is much media debate about embracing diversity in our communities, but what does integration look like on the ground, in places like Dewsbury, Glasgow, Belfast and London? How are Muslims, young and old, reconciling progressive values – of gender equality, individualism, the rule of law and free speech – with literalist interpretations of their faith? And how is this tension, away from the public gaze, unfolding inside mosques today? Ed Husain takes his search for answers into the heart of Britain's Muslim communities. Travelling the length and breadth of the country, Husain joins men and women in their prayers, conversations, meals, plans, pains, joys, triumphs and adversities. He tells their stories here in an open and honest account that brings the daily reality of British Muslim life sharply into focus – a struggle of identity and belonging, caught between tradition and modernity, East and West, revelation and reason.

Author : Isma?l Serageldin,James Steele
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015038107044

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Architecture of the Contemporary Mosque by Isma?l Serageldin,James Steele Pdf

A unique appraisal of the architectual developments of the contemporary mosque.

Author : Michelle Moore Apotsos
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1108461417

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The Masjid in Contemporary Islamic Africa by Michelle Moore Apotsos Pdf

This volume examines the emergence of alternative spaces and architectural landscapes of Islamic practice in contemporary Africa through the lens of the masjid, whose definition as a "place of prostration" has enabled Muslim populations across the continent to navigate the murky waters of the contemporary condition through a purposeful renovation of spiritual space. Drawing from multiple disciplines and utilizing a series of diverse case studies, Michelle Apotsos reflects on the shifting realities of Islamic communities as they engage in processes of socio-political and cultural transformation. Illustrated through the growth of forward-thinking and in flexible environments that highlight how Muslim communities have developed unique solutions to the problem of performing identity within diverse contexts across the continent, she re-imagines the major themes surrounding definitions of Islamic architectural space in the contemporary period in Africa and the nature of the "modernity" as it has unfolded across diverse contexts on the continent.

Author : Peter E. Hopkins,Richard Gale,Richard T. Gale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39076002808058

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Muslims in Britain by Peter E. Hopkins,Richard Gale,Richard T. Gale Pdf

A major new exploration of the construction and contestation of Muslim identities, places and landscapes in Britain.

Author : Claire Chambers
Publisher : Springer
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137520890

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Making Sense of Contemporary British Muslim Novels by Claire Chambers Pdf

This book is the sequel to Britain Through Muslim Eyes and examines contemporary novelistic representations of and by Muslims in Britain. It builds on studies of the five senses and ‘sensuous geographies’ of postcolonial Britain, and charts the development since 1988 of a fascinating and important body of fiction by Muslim-identified authors. It is a selective literary history, exploring case-study novelistic representations of and by Muslims in Britain to allow in-depth critical analysis through the lens of sensory criticism. It argues that, for authors of Muslim heritage in Britain, writing the senses is often a double-edged act of protest. Some of the key authors excoriate a suppression or cover-up of non-heteronormativity and women’s rights that sometimes occurs in Muslim communities. Yet their protest is especially directed at secular culture’s ocularcentrism and at successive British governments’ efforts to surveil, control, and suppress Muslim bodies.

Author : Z. Pieri
Publisher : Springer
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137464392

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Tablighi Jamaat and the Quest for the London Mega Mosque by Z. Pieri Pdf

The book charts the attempts of Islam's largest missionary movement, the Tablighi Jamaat, to build Europe's largest mosque in London. Key themes include how Islamic movements engage and adapt within liberal democracies and how local contexts are key in understanding how and why movements operate in a given way.

Author : Giulia Liberatore
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781350027725

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Somali, Muslim, British by Giulia Liberatore Pdf

Somalis are one of the most chastised Muslim communities in Europe. Depicted in the news as victims of female genital mutilation, perpetrators of gang violence, or more recently, as radical Islamists, Somalis have been cast as a threat to social cohesion, national identity, and security in Britain and beyond. Somali, Muslim, British shifts attention away from these public representations to provide a detailed ethnographic study of Somali Muslim women's engagements with religion, political discourses, and public culture in the United Kingdom. The book chronicles the aspirations of different generations of Somali women as they respond to publicly charged questions of what it means to be Muslim, Somali, and British. By challenging and reconfiguring the dominant political frameworks in which they are immersed, these women imagine new ways of being in securitized Britain. Giulia Liberatore provides a nuanced account of Islamic piety, arguing that it needs to be understood as one among many forms of striving that individuals pursue throughout their lives. Bringing new perspectives to debates about Islam and multiculturalism in Europe, this book makes an important contribution to the anthropology of religion, subjectivity, and gender.

Author : Shahed Saleem,Christopher Turner,Ella Kilgallon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1999799062

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British Mosques by Shahed Saleem,Christopher Turner,Ella Kilgallon Pdf

Author : Renata Holod,Hasan-Uddin Khan
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architects and patrons
ISBN : UCSC:32106016142124

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The Contemporary Mosque by Renata Holod,Hasan-Uddin Khan Pdf

This survey of the contemporary scene presents projects ranging from buildings commissioned by wealthy private individuals and local Muslim communities to imposing State Mosques serving as symbols of national prestige. Mosques with strikingly modern designs for which the latest materials and construction techniques have been used contrast with examples in regional architectural styles - notably in Southeast Asia and West Africa - using traditional materials.

Author : David Grant (of Aberdeen)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600092748

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The beauties of modern British poetry, systematically arranged by D. Grant by David Grant (of Aberdeen) Pdf