Youth-led pathways to social and political change

Faith and service in contemporary Egypt

Bibliographic Data

ID13005653
AuthorsBarbara Lethem Ibrahim (American University in Cairo, corresponding author), Betsy Mesard (American University in Cairo), Leah Hunt-Hendrix (American University in Cairo)
Year2015
Volume5
Issue2
Pages158-177
Publication date2015-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Studies of Childhood (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2043-6106 • E-ISSN: 2043-6106
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/2043610615586102
OpenAlexW2255656479
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

Arab Muslim youth are presumed to be at risk of exposure to religious extremism via participation in faith-based organizations. This field study conducted within a large youth-run social service association in Egypt challenges that trajectory. Instead, it explores the role of religion in creating contemporary ethical subjects who seek meaning-production through volunteering to help the disadvantaged. The same dispositions which lead young Muslim youth to volunteer also propelled them to Tahrir and participation in the mass political uprising of 2011. The relationship among politics, faith, and public participation is elaborated through qualitative interviews conducted over a 7-year period in Cairo

Disadvantaged · Faith · Meaning (existential · Political science · Politics · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Youth studies · Gender Studies · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development

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