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The making of a moral British Bangladeshi

journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-08, 17:14 authored by Benjamin Zeitlyn
This article traces changing notions of a moral upbringing among British Bangladesh families in London. It reviews ideas of the making of a moral person (manush corano) in Bangladesh and contrasts those with contemporary practices and ideas about the good child in London. It argues that in London, British Bangladeshis have embraced a form of Islam that for them represents progress on the ‘Bengali culture’ that they have left behind and the ‘Western modernity’ that they live amongst, it is a third way. For British Bangladeshi children this involves socialisation into a global Muslim community (umma) and an Islamist interpretation of Islam. Learning to recite the Qur’an correctly (tajweed) is an important manifestation of the third way.

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  • Published

Journal

Journal of Moral Education

ISSN

0305-7240

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

2

Volume

43

Page range

198-212

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  • Education Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2014-05-12

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