Islam in Transition

<p><em>Islam in Transition</em> focuses on the ways in which Islamic religion still engenders powerful loyalties within what is now a predominantly secular society and how in their continual adherence to their religion many young British Pakistanis find a welcome sense of stability and permanence. By presenting material collected in field-work study and by using extensive quotations from interviews the author argues that in a world where concepts of identity are always being challenged traditional sources of authority and allegiance still survive.</p>