‘You can’t just be a Muslim in outer space’: young people making sense of religion at local places in the city

Kapinga, Laura; Hoven, Bettina van

doi:10.1080/13676261.2020.1757632

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“…Although the number of mosques is increasing, their role seems to be limited to certain acts of worship, such as for Islamic lecturers, prayer, dhikr, and Quran reading (Hamid et al, 2019;Putung@Abd.Mutalib & Ag.Basir, 2012;Suhardi et al, 2022), which are mainly attended by veterans (Ashaari & Firdaus, 2018;Darus et al, 2017;Mansor et al, 2011;Yussoff & Shaharuddin, 2020), and the younger generation seems to be turning away from the mosque (Fazaqa, 2009;Ibrahim et al, 2020;Kapinga & Van Hoven, 2021). The absence of young generations from the mosque is not only observed in Malaysia, but also in other parts of the world (Fazaqa, 2009;Kapinga & Van Hoven, 2021). As published in the Journal of Youth Studies, in an effort to show how young people make sense of religion on their journey to adulthood, Kapinga & Van Hoven (2021) found that almost all respondents in Metro Vancouver agreed that young people largely stay away from the mosque, even though the place serves some of their important functions.…”

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The Fate of Mosque in Post-pandemic Period: Youth’s Perspective

Mahat¹,

Kedin²,

Hamdan³

et al. 2022

IJARBSS

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This paper offers valuable insights to complement efforts to improve youth engagement in mosque in the post-pandemic period. Given the paucity of research on recent changes in mosque activities, this paper sought to examine youths' understanding of mosque function and their engagement in mosque after the mosque reopened during the Movement Control Order (MCO). This study also aims to identify the factors that hinder youth engagement in the mosque and possible initiatives that could attract them to the mosque. A self-administered online survey was distributed exclusively through a nationwide online platform and targeted young respondents between the ages of 15 and 30 in Malaysia. A total of 594 usable responses were received and analysed using descriptive analysis and a chi-square test for independence. Both male and female youth showed a strong understanding of the role of the mosque, but results showed a significant decrease in youth engagement when the mosque reopened during the MCO. In addition to the perception that the mosque only needs to be attended during Friday prayers and Muslim festival days, lack of activities to suit youth tastes was cited as one of the main reasons for low youth participation in the mosque. Basic religious classes, outdoor and community activities were cited as favorable initiatives that could attract young people to the mosque. This is the first large-scale study of Muslim youth engagement in mosque after the global collapse of Covid-19, and and further research could focus on developing an effective online communication model that could enhance the influence and role of the mosque in a community.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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The Fate of Mosque in Post-pandemic Period: Youth’s Perspective

Mahat¹,

Kedin²,

Hamdan³

et al. 2022

IJARBSS

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“…These ideas are reflected in the reinventing self during through rituals. The practices can be seen as lived religion that is affected by the everyday context (Kapinga & van Hoven, 2020). Other studies define it is a continuous learning process, along with its practices (Langellier, 2010).…”

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The Religious Identity Perception of the Egyptian Muslim Diaspora in the West: A Case Study of Postgraduate Students

Hussein¹

2021

Turkish Journal of Diaspora Studies

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Egyptian Muslim postgraduate students carry their identities, memories, and affiliations with them when moving from an Islamic country to a Western country and face many challenges in re-identifying and representing themselves in their new context of living in the diaspora. This research investigates how postgraduate students living in the Egyptian Muslims Diaspora perceive their religious identity using qualitative methodology, in order to understand the nature of Muslim identity in relation to mobility and space. This study finds that participants perceive their religious identity as an individual characteristic, rather than a social one and previous experiences in the homeland greatly affect their sense of belonging. Participants also express their belonging to a spiritual territory, rather than a spatial one. The sense of estrangement that the participants experience living abroad provide them with a positive perception and appreciation of their own religious identity. Additionally, the participants express the fear of dynamism in their religious identity while living in the diaspora and they emphasize holding on to the fundamentals as their personal identity, while highlighting the decrease in their practice, justified by the absence of their social religious community.

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“…My PhD project aims to understand the interaction between experiences in everyday urban spaces and how religion is explored and negotiated by young Muslims while moving from youth to adulthood (e.g. Kapinga & van Hoven, 2020). Two cases are involved in the project: Vancouver (Canada) and Groningen (The Netherlands).…”

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Reflexivity through positionality meetings: religion, muslims and ‘non-religious’ researchers

Kapinga

Huizinga

Ardekani

2020

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

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This paper contributes to current debates on positionality by critically discussing and comparing three researchers' experiences doing research involving Muslims. We introduce positionality meetings to enhance reflexivity in qualitative research projects. Based on empirical evidence from our independent projects and the positionality meetings, this paper illustrates how efforts to understanding each other's perspectives and positions, which differ in identities and biographies, challenge our accounts of selfreflexivity. Due to their deliberative character, positionality meetings reveal new and sometimes uncomfortable insights into, for instance, insider and outsider relationships and our attitudes towards religion as a research subject in a particular political context. The paper highlights several stages of the meetings to demonstrate the deliberative practice's value throughout the collective reflexive process. Serving to an interdisciplinary audience, we encourage qualitative researchers to engage in positionality meetings. Therefore, we conclude this paper by providing recommendations on how to organise such meetings.

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‘You can’t just be a Muslim in outer space’: young people making sense of religion at local places in the city

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Cited by 10 publications

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The Fate of Mosque in Post-pandemic Period: Youth’s Perspective

The Fate of Mosque in Post-pandemic Period: Youth’s Perspective

The Religious Identity Perception of the Egyptian Muslim Diaspora in the West: A Case Study of Postgraduate Students

Reflexivity through positionality meetings: religion, muslims and ‘non-religious’ researchers

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