Papers by Leah Hunt-Hendrix
Global Studies of Childhood, 2015
Arab Muslim youth are presumed to be at risk of exposure to religious extremism via participation... more Arab Muslim youth are presumed to be at risk of exposure to religious extremism via participation in faith-based organizations. This field study conducted within a large youth-run social service association in Egypt challenges that trajectory. Instead, it explores the role of religion in creating contemporary ethical subjects who seek meaning-production through volunteering to help the disadvantaged. The same dispositions which lead young Muslim youth to volunteer also propelled them to Tahrir and participation in the mass political uprising of 2011. The relationship among politics, faith, and public participation is elaborated through qualitative interviews conducted over a 7-year period in Cairo.
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Papers by Leah Hunt-Hendrix