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Creative Becoming(s): The Spiritual Development of Young Muslims in the West Through Literature

Young Muslims growing up in the West face dichotomous narratives that fragment their being, creating internal divisiveness. Islamic spirituality, especially the notion of tawheed, promotes oneness and unity of being. In this thesis, I explore the spiritual development of young Muslims in the West through literature amidst these dichotomous narratives. Using sociocultural theory and narrative inquiry, I first explore the threads of dichotomous narratives throughout history that create a binary of Muslims and the West, proving them insubstantial. Then, I explore the lives of two young Muslims, a male, and a female, growing up in Toronto. I story their lives, rooting their spiritual development in the literature they read, which is socioculturally embedded. Finally, I reflect on the harmonies, and tensions that exist within the stories. Tensions signify third spaces of productive growth, in which young Muslims can contests meaning and open pathways for creative becoming(s).

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:uottawa.ca/oai:ruor.uottawa.ca:10393/43564
Date04 May 2022
CreatorsNabavi, Motahareh
ContributorsPalulis, Patricia
PublisherUniversité d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Source SetsUniversité d’Ottawa
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Formatapplication/pdf
RightsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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