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id	eprints-29849
recordtype	eprints
institution	SOAS, University of London
collection	SOAS Research Online
language	English
language_search	English
description	British Muslims are often viewed as holding values incompatible with Britishness, regarded with suspicion and sometimes subjected to gendered forms of racism. Research projects have found that identifiably Muslim women face everyday microaggressions, yet little is known about how they negotiate both this and their identities over time. This article addresses this gap by reporting the results of qualitative longitudinal research that explores the narratives of two young British Muslim women over a seven-year period. The women were first interviewed when they were single undergraduates in 2010 and followed up as married young professionals in 2017. On both occasions they were negotiating their identities and sense of belonging in a climate of heightened scrutiny of Muslims. The paper examines their reflections on: “fitting in” with Britishness, their religious identities and the complexity of belonging. Methodologically, it contributes to qualitative longitudinal narrative research.
format	Journal Article
author	Phoenix, Aisha
author_facet	Phoenix, Aisha
authorStr	Phoenix, Aisha
author_letter	Phoenix, Aisha
title	Negotiating British Muslim Belonging: A Qualitative Longitudinal Study
publisher	Taylor and Francis
publishDate	2019
url	https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/29849/