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Islam and Culture

The age old issue you always hear about, but are things changing?

I'm doing my dissertation on British Asian Muslims, and how dual cultural influences contribute to ones identity and practice of Islam. I wanted to find out what defines the British Muslim Identity, but also what young people feel the conflicts are between them and their parents generation due to cultural differences (and sometimes culture vs Islam issues).

The examples I gave of potential issues of conflict (or difference of opinion between generations) to discuss were hijab/styles of clothing, (higher) education, the marriage process/choosing a spouse/cultural practices at weddings, and community activism/ISoc/dawah work.