Thoughtful piece, which needs its counterpart from a Pakistani/Bangladeshi, etc. perspective comparing the post-modern Muslim cultural movement in Pakistan/Bangladesh, etc. that challenges/denies/wishes to erase the religio-cultural traditions of prior generations. "In response to the entanglement of immigrant cultures and Islam, American (and more generally, Western) Muslims have formed a new, back-to-the-roots movement of Islam (the roots being the Qur’an and the Seerah or the story of the Prophet’s life). In many ways, the movement is necessary. Muslims living in historically non-Muslim countries, especially the children of immigrant parents, need to figure out, and are figuring out, how to be Muslim in the West. Unfortunately, however, the back-to-the-roots approach to Islam is also bringing with it the idea that this Islam is the “right” Islam, especially when contrasted to the Islam of first-generation immigrant communities. It’s in this attitude of righteousness that American Muslims run the risk of cultural hegemony – advertently or inadvertently, American Islam is forcing other Muslim cultures to defend the legitimacy and fight the erosion of their religious traditions."
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 15:16:27 +0000
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