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This chapter investigates young Muslims’ expression of multiple identities, with various indicators of identity studied. The chapter’s thematic analysis revealed a complex expression of identity among young Muslims including a strong sense of individuality in each respondent. Interview responses brought forward subthemes of multiple expressions of identities. Instead of belonging to one temporal space or social category, it was evident that most, if not all, had dynamic ‘layers’ of identity. Through analysis of each of the subthemes found in interviews, the chapter finds that not only are migrant identities plural, and display elements of connection with homeland, country of origin, faith, and gender, but there is also a clear difference in their expression of identity depending on the experiences they have had with feeling welcomed and included in their Western home.
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Yilmaz, I. (2023). Multilayered Identity of Young Muslims in the Anglosphere. In: Islam in the Anglosphere. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3780-6_3
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