Abstract
British national identity or ‘Britishness’ has been variously defined such as possessing fluent English skills, loyalty to Britain, integration with the wider community, belief in democracy, tolerance, acceptance of equal treatment for all and respect for the country and its shared heritage. In my talk on young British Muslims’ identity, I will focus on factors that have determined the identity/identities of my participants. I will discuss why some respondents chose to have a distinct identity: national, ethnic or religious and finally, how British national sports impact on Muslims’ national identity. This presentation discusses findings of my research based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews of over 200 young (15-30 years) Muslims of diverse ethnicities living in five British cities: London, Leicester, Bradford, Leeds and Cardiff.

Biography
Dr Nahid Afrose Kabir is a senior research fellow at the International Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding at the University of South Australia. She was a visiting fellow in the Islam in the West program at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, USA in 2009–2011. Dr Kabir is the author of Muslims in Australia: Immigration, Race Relations and Cultural History (London, Routledge, 2005), Young British Muslims: Identity, Culture, Politics and the Media (Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2010), and Young American Muslims: Dynamics of Identity (Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2013).