Abstract
Abstract This is a study of mosque pedagogies and their relevance for the formation of the moral and political identity of Turkish-Dutch youth. Based on fieldwork in two mosques affiliated with Milli Görüş and Diyanet in the Netherlands, the study identifies three different pedagogies practiced in the mosque classrooms: pedagogy of national identity building, unorthodox pedagogies of bonding, and pedagogies of moral formation. The findings show that teaching activities in both mosques contain messages pertaining to citizenship norms and values in areas such as interaction between different genders, ideas of crime, justice and punishment, relationship to authority and boundaries of individual autonomy. Apart from auxiliary use of Dutch and copying Dutch schools’ motivation and discipline strategies, we did not find specific Dutch aspects of the education that was provided. The intention to create a pious and nationalist diaspora youth was a common denominator for the pedagogies of both mosques.
Highlights
Research on mosque education in Western societies – that is, the supplementary Islamic education provided by mosques for children with an immigrant background – is still in its infancy
We argue that the pedagogies of Turkish mosque education do strive to transmit Islamic knowledge and nurture the moral formation of the generation in the diaspora context, and aim to shape the political identity of Turkish-Dutch mosque students
This study set out to reveal how teaching and learning takes place in Diyanet and Milli Görüş mosque classrooms in the Netherlands. It examined the role of mosque pedagogies in the formation of mosque students as moral and political subjects
Summary
Research on mosque education in Western societies – that is, the supplementary Islamic education provided by mosques for children with an immigrant background – is still in its infancy. The aim of this study is two-fold: to explore the relevance of mosque pedagogies for the formation of the moral and political identity of Turkish-Dutch youth, and to contribute to the emerging field of informal Islamic education by providing empirical insights into the pedagogical approaches employed at the mosques of two Turkish Islamic communities in the Netherlands, namely Diyanet and Milli Görüş. These are two of the most influential Islamic associations among the Turkish diaspora abroad. It is not directly affiliated with the Turkish state, Milli Görüş is representative of conservative political Islam in Turkey
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