Asma Khan

Muslim childhood : religious nurture in a European context

Glossary of Islamic terms 1. Islam and middle childhood 2. The inter-generational transmission of Islam: Evidence from the Citizenship Survey (co-authored by Chris Taylor and Graham Moore) 3. Qualitative research on Islamic nurture 4. Learning Islam in the home 5. Children in formal religious education 6. School, city and society 7. Muslim family life 8. Nationality, ethnicity and religion 9. Conclusion Bibliography

Religious nurture in British Muslim families: implications for social work

Some recent commentary on the relevance of religion and spirituality to social work emphasizes a liberal Western individualized notion of spirituality, rather than the significance of formal religion. Evidence from sociological research on religious nurture in British Muslim families challenges this emphasis. Sixty Muslim families from diverse backgrounds in one UK city took part in a qualitative study, consisting of interviews with adults and children aged 12 and under; observation of formal learning and oral and photographic diaries. The article focuses in particular on the importance of religious nurture in Muslim families and parents’ views about ‘spirituality’.