Competing visions of identity and space: Bangladeshi Muslims in Britain

Eade, John; Garbin, David

doi:10.1080/09584930600955291

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“…Firstly, concerning "transnational ways of belonging" (Levitt and Glick Schiller 2004), we can conclude that Bangladeshi associations in Padova help Bangladeshi migrants to preserve what they perceive and represent as "Bangla identity" (Eade, Fremeaux, and Garbin 2002;Eade and Garbin 2006;Kibria 2011), which is related to the national history of their homeland (Vertovec 1997). In common with many other migrant organizations examined in several previously mentioned studies, it can be argued that Bangladeshi migrant associations have emerged from their ethnic awareness, while the main goal of their association activities is to promote their identity.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Their goal is the promotion of a cultural "Bengaliness" (Eade and Garbin 2006). On occasion, they present Bangladesh's diverse culture through different events, including Bangla music, dance, exhibitions of arts and crafts, and food festivals.…”

Section: Transnational Engagement Of Bangladeshi Migrant Associationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Shahab) As Shahab's quote illustrates, our participants mentioned in their interviews that their association activities have played an important role in building their own Bangladeshi community in these cities. In particular, their activities to promote cultural belonging with their country of origin distinguish them as an "ethnic/cultural" community consisting of a secular nationalist Bengali heritage (Eade and Garbin 2006;Kibria 2011;Alexander 2013). In the collective imagination of the native Italian population, India holds a more recognizable, and often stereotypical, image.…”

Section: Building a Community: The Main Spirit Is Shahid Minar And Thmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, the visibility of this monument in this Italian Province is a crucial marker of a collective identity. It also represents the Bangladeshi community in the Italian public sphere as a secular Bengali nation (Eade and Garbin 2006).…”

Section: Building a Community: The Main Spirit Is Shahid Minar And Thmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Besides, the East London Mosque maintains a clear distance from the cultural activities that take place in Altab Ali Park and around the Shahid Minar monument in London. They have often interpreted these activities as un-Islamic and influenced by Western secular values and Hindu practices (Eade and Garbin 2006;Alexander 2013). Above all, the East London Mosque is supported economically by the Saudi monarchy and especially the Islamic Bangladeshi party, Jamaat-Al-Islami (Eade and Garbin 2006;Della Puppa 2014), whose leaders do not recognize such celebrations.…”

Section: Building a Community: The Main Spirit Is Shahid Minar And Thmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Bangladeshi migrant associations in Italy: transnational engagement, community formation and regional unity

Morad

Puppa

2018

Ethnic and Racial Studies

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Referring to the case studies of two cities in Northern Italy, this article seeks to understand how Bangladeshi migrants use associations to seek transnational "ways of belonging" and "ways of being". It analyses how this transnational attachment to their home country has played an important role in building their own "community". The findings reveal that Bangladeshi migrant organizations work to maintain "transnational ways of belonging" by enabling migrants to retain their cultural roots; this is reflected in their observation of festivals, national days, and other practices and rituals. Although, as a relatively new migrant community, they do not share as many economic links through these associations as many other "diasporic" organizations, migrants widely express a sense that these economic connections are with their country of origin. However, there is competition within the community based on regional origin, as well as have many ambivalences and contradictions.

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