NAVID KERMANI AND THE PHENOMENON OF COMPLEX IDENTITIES WHO ARE WE – GERMANY AND ITS MUSLIMS

Authors

  • Merjem Hodžić Jusić

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26340/muallim.v22i88.1903

Keywords:

Navid Kermani, Germany, Europe, Islam, Muslims, integration, multicultural society, identity

Abstract

UDK 28-67:323.113(430)

Navid Kermani, an influential contemporary writer in German language, in his book Who are we – Germany and its Muslims relates about the phenomenon of complex identities common to all, especially young people of third and fourth generation, originating from another country and have spent (almost) their entire life in Germany. In addition to the identity issue, specifically in regards to young people with ambivalent elements of affiliation is the issue of homeland. Kermani emphasizes significance of accepting all the elements of one’s identity, particularly in a multicultural society such as the contemporary German society. Kermani in this book also discusses the Islamic world, i.e., the attitude of Europe towards Islam keeping in mind that Europe often defines itself as a society contrary to Islam.

Published

11-02-2022

How to Cite

Hodžić Jusić, M. (2022). NAVID KERMANI AND THE PHENOMENON OF COMPLEX IDENTITIES WHO ARE WE – GERMANY AND ITS MUSLIMS. Novi Muallim, 22(88), 92–97. https://doi.org/10.26340/muallim.v22i88.1903