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Muslim schools in Britain: challenging mobilisations or logical developments?

Muslim schools in Britain: challenging mobilisations or logical developments?
Muslim schools in Britain: challenging mobilisations or logical developments?
There are currently over 100 independent and seven state-funded Muslim schools in Britain yet their place within the British education system remains a hotly debated issue. This article argues that Muslim mobilisations for the institutional and financial incorporation of more Muslim schools into the national framework are best understood as an addition to—or continuation of—a historical settlement between earlier religious minorities, the established church, and the state. To this end the article begins by assessing the relationship between governmental policy and the nature of Muslim identities that are presently informing Muslim mobilisations. It then addresses the arguments against Muslim schooling found in some of the broader philosophical, political, and sociological literature. Particular attention is afforded to the issue of autonomy, the role of civic assimilation in the remaking of British-Muslim constituencies as well as Muslim curriculum objectives and their implications for social cohesion. The article concludes that Muslim schools can herald a constructive addition to the educational landscape and serve as an effective method of integrating religious minorities into a matrix of British citizenship
0218-8791
55-71
Meer, Nasar
0880a73c-7430-4acb-b17e-069fee403aa2
Meer, Nasar
0880a73c-7430-4acb-b17e-069fee403aa2

Meer, Nasar (2007) Muslim schools in Britain: challenging mobilisations or logical developments? Asia-Pacific Journal of Education, 27 (1), 55-71. (doi:10.1080/02188790601145374).

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There are currently over 100 independent and seven state-funded Muslim schools in Britain yet their place within the British education system remains a hotly debated issue. This article argues that Muslim mobilisations for the institutional and financial incorporation of more Muslim schools into the national framework are best understood as an addition to—or continuation of—a historical settlement between earlier religious minorities, the established church, and the state. To this end the article begins by assessing the relationship between governmental policy and the nature of Muslim identities that are presently informing Muslim mobilisations. It then addresses the arguments against Muslim schooling found in some of the broader philosophical, political, and sociological literature. Particular attention is afforded to the issue of autonomy, the role of civic assimilation in the remaking of British-Muslim constituencies as well as Muslim curriculum objectives and their implications for social cohesion. The article concludes that Muslim schools can herald a constructive addition to the educational landscape and serve as an effective method of integrating religious minorities into a matrix of British citizenship

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Published date: March 2007
Organisations: Sociology & Social Policy

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Local EPrints ID: 71165
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/71165
ISSN: 0218-8791
PURE UUID: 1936cf50-0cdf-4470-87ae-739ac29b9947

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Date deposited: 26 Jan 2010
Last modified: 13 Mar 2024 20:22

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Author: Nasar Meer

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