Kjønn og religiøse grenser: Unge muslimer og kristnes forhandlinger av kjønn i migrantmenigheter

Abstract

Artikkelen belyser unge muslimer og kristnes forhandling av kjønn i migrantmenigheter: 1) Hvordan forhandler unge muslimer og kristne forventningene knyttet til kjønn, forbundet med religiøse klesdrakter og kjønnsdelte arbeidsoppgaver? Og 2), hva kan ungdommenes oppfatninger av religiøse koder og kjønnsdelte arbeidsoppgaver fortelle om symbolsk grensedragning mellom deres tilhørighet til en minoritetsgruppe og tilhørighet til majoritetssamfunnet? Data består av 23 kvalitative intervjuer med tenåringer og unge voksne i alderen 16-35 år. Ungdommene forhandlet stadig kleskoder og kjønnsdelte arbeidsoppgaver ut fra ulike religiøse, moralske og kulturelle forventninger. De skilte mellom religion og kultur, og argumenterte for likestilling ut fra religiøse tekster eller praktiske hensyn. De la vekt på verdier som mangfold og toleranse-de muslimske også autentisitet og individualitet.

The Role of Religion in Young Muslims’ and Christians’ Self-presentation on Social Media

“…Most of the informants appeared to be restrained and refrained from publishing religious content to avoid social exclusion, conflict and religious discussions. This can be related to other studies of how Muslim informants have experienced Islamophobia (Bangstad, 2014, 2015; Bruckner, 2018; Morgan & Poynting, 2016; Nyhagen & Halsaa, 2016; Synnes, 2019).…”

“…Several studies have suggested that young people with minority backgrounds use social media frequently, and that it represents a significant arena for learning and discussion (Kayıkcı & D’Haenens, 2017; Mainsah, 2011; Panagakos, 2003; Synnes, 2019). Youth with minority backgrounds do not differ from other youth in their use of social media.…”

“…We emphasize that these categories do not represent homogeneous groups but are diverse in terms of belonging to different cultural, linguistic, ethnic and socio-economic groups. However, we argue that these categories are useful in the current study because they show that both the Christian and Muslim youth participants are considered different minorities (Synnes, 2019) and because Muslim and Christian youth face different reactions from society when presenting their religiosity.…”

Stories told: integrational processes as experienced by immigrants with African backgrounds living in Norway

“…The congregations played an important role in their lives by providing a sense of belonging, support in practical matters such as finding a place to live, and a network of friends and acquaintances. Similarly, Synnes (Synnes 2012) reported that many members of the Christian congregations in Oslo were asylum seekers who found social belonging and practical help in their church. In this study, some of the families found established immigrant charismatic churches in their area of residence, while others entered the Norwegian Lutheran church.…”

Controversies, Complexities and Contexts: Teaching Islam through Internal Feminist Critique of the Religion

“…Still, there are signs of negotiation and change. A vast majority of Muslims residing in western countries, and particularly that of the younger generation of Muslims, show support of progressive and even feminist interpretations of Islam (Eidhamar 2017;Samani 2016;Ishaq 2017;Synnes 2019). Hence, there are great variations on how Muslims view gender issues, that span from a spectrum of conservative and patriarchal interpretations, to variations of more progressive and feminist readings of the religion.…”