Halal Dating and Norwegian Youth Culture

Bibliographic Data

ID13061385
AuthorsMarianne Hafnor Bøe (0000-0001-9410-2988, University of Bergen, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume7
Issue3
Pages265-282
Publication date2018-10-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Muslims in Europe (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2211-792X • E-ISSN: 2211-7954
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/22117954-12341368
OpenAlexW2898038129
LanguageEN
Citations received6

Through conversations with Norwegian youth of Muslim background, this article explores how such young people negotiate religious identity, intimacy and sexuality within Norwegian youth culture. In light of recent statistics on marriage patterns in Norway, it further investigates norms and approaches significant to these youths’ choices. Marriage and intimate relationships are central to how this study’s participants connect the expectations of their minority background with the norms of Norwegian society. Some choose to engage in informal religious marriages—such as “ halal dating”—while others are in love relationships and define for themselves the boundaries of what is and is not allowed

Aesthetics · Art · Human sexuality · Identity (music · Negotiation · Norwegian · Social science · Sociology · Youth culture · Gender Studies · Halal products and consumer behavior · Islamic Studies and History · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology