The 2Rs - Respect and Responsibility

The Case of Australian Muslim Girls

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ID2641718
AuthorsNahid Afrose Kabir (0000-0002-4508-9067, Edith Cowan University, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume1
Issue3
Pages52-67
Publication date2009-11-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCosmopolitan Civil Societies An Interdisciplinary Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1837-5391 • E-ISSN: 1837-5391
PublisherUniversity of Technology, Sydney (UTS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5130/ccs.v1i3.1248
OpenAlexW2032840738
LanguageEN
References cited6

The citizenship debate involves respect and responsibility. In this paper I discuss the case of Australian Muslims girls who in their home environment respect the family values and carry out certain responsibilities assigned to them. In the wider society, they attend schools, do part-time jobs and obey the values of the institutions. However, I question in this paper, whether the family and the wider society are fulfilling their responsibility towards these girls. I discuss the interview responses of 39 Muslim girls (15-18 years) living in Sydney and Perth. I examine pertinent cases within the framework of relevant academic literature, and argue within the social, religious and cultural context. The issues within the family domain are inter-twined within Islamic religious-cultural arguments, whereas the issues in the public domain are argued on cultural conflict between the Muslims and the wider society. With both arguments I show how some Muslim girls negotiate their identity, and suggest their bicultural identity is assisting them to keep a positive attitude in their everyday life

Aesthetics · Citizenship · Islam · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Public domain · Social science · Sociology · Education and Islamic Studies · Gender and Women's Rights · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Religious Education and Schools · Social Psychology

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