Islam in Prison: Finding Faith, Freedom and Fraternity

Matthew Wilkinson; Lamia Irfan; Muzammil Quraishi; Mallory Schneuwly Purdie

doi:10.46692/9781447363620

This overview of Islam and prison provides a thorough understanding of Muslim prisoners' experiences in Britain and Europe. It explores issues including conversion to Islam, rehabilitation and the extent to which prisons foster extremism, and gives practitioners and policy-makers ideas for better engagement and achieving positive outcomes.

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii
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Dedication
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Contents
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List of figures, infographics, images and tables
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List of abbreviations
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About the authors
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Acknowledgements
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Foreword
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- By Sir David Calvert-Smith, Eoin McLennan-Murray
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Introduction: A tale of three prisoners
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1 - Where does Islam come from and who are Muslim prisoners?
pp 12-62
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2 - What is Islam in prison?
pp 63-93
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3 - Finding their faith: why do prisoners choose Islam?
pp 94-107
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4 - What types of Islam do prisoners follow?
pp 108-117
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5 - Mainstream Islam in prison
pp 118-135
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6 - Islamism and Islamist Extremism in prison
pp 136-151
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7 - The lives of Muslim prisoners: opportunities and risks
pp 152-178
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8 - Caring for Muslim prisoners: Muslim prison chaplaincy
pp 179-218
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9 - Managing Muslim prisoners: treading a middle path between naïvety and suspicion
pp 219-246
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Conclusion: The Virtuous Cycle of Rehabilitation and Avoiding the Vicious Cycle of Extremism
pp 247-255
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Appendix 1 - Theoretical framework
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Appendix 2 - Methodology
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Appendix 3 - Ethics, recruitment, data analysis and data management
pp 258-259
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Appendix 4 - Descriptions of our research prisons
pp 260-264
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Appendix 5 - How UCIP ascertained the Worldviews of Muslim prisoners
pp 265-266
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Glossary of key terms and important names
pp 267-280
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References
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Index
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