Madun ve Melez Kimlikler: Britanyalı Müslüman Kimliğine Dair Sosyo-Politik Bir Söylem

Öz

Çağdaş Britanyalı Müslüman kimliği, tarihi sömürgeciliğin mirası, güvenlik odaklı devlet politikası yapımı ve ortaya çıkan vatandaş direniş biçimleri arasında konumlanmaktadır. Maduniyet (subalternite), hibridite ve “Üçüncü Mekan” teorilerini kullanarak “Britanya Müslümanlığı” kavramının üretimi incelendiğinde, önemli bir ontolojik dönüşümün meydana geldiği görülmektedir. 1990 ile 2025 yılları arasında yayınlanan birincil ve ikincil metinleri içeren otuz sekiz kaynağın bir topluluğu üzerinde Eleştirel Söylem Analizi (CDA) yaparak, “önleyici şüphe rejimi” altında “şüpheli nüfus”tan “dijital karşıhalktopluluklara” dönüşüm süreci net bir şekilde ortaya çıkmaktadır. Bulgulardan açıkça anlaşılmaktadır ki, Engelleme Stratejisi gibi devlet tarafından yönlendirilen çabalar, geleneksel olarak “İyi Müslüman/Kötü Müslüman” ikili ayrımını zorunlu kılmış, zorunlu performatif liberalizm talep etmiş ancak altsınıf özneliklerini göz ardı etmiştir. Bununla birlikte, çağdaş Britanyalı Müslümanlar, dijital kanallar ve alt-sınıf brikolajı yoluyla geleneksel medya kapı bekçiliği rolünü aşma eğilimindedir ve İslami etik anlayışlarını Britanya sivil hakları söylemleri ile birleştirirler. Bu süreç, “ajans geçişi” olarak adlandırılır ve Grenfell Kulesi trajedisinden sonraki son yerel aktivizmler ve küresel vatandaşlığı ruhaniyet ve milliyetçilik ile bütünleştiren bir model olan “Ümmet-Milliyetçilik”in ortaya çıkışı ile örneklenir. Sonuç olarak, Britanyalı Müslüman kimliği, hegemonik gözetime karşı direnişin sadece dahil olmanın ötesine geçerek alternatif bir Britanyalılık inşa etmesini kolaylaştıran melez bir “Üçüncü Mekan” olarak hizmet etmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Maduniyet
• melezlik
• kimlik
• Britanyalı Müslümanlar
• kimlik politikaları

Destekleyen Kurum

Behala College (Autonomous), University of Calcutta

Proje Numarası

0101202622

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışma, kamuya açık kaynakların bilimsel bir incelemesidir ve herhangi bir insan veya hayvan katılımcı içermemektedir. Bu nedenle etik onay veya bilgilendirilmiş onam gerektirmemiştir. Bu makalenin kendi özgün çalışmam olduğunu ve kullanılan tüm kaynakların uygun şekilde belirtilip alıntılandığını beyan ederim.

Teşekkür

Editöre ve dergi hakem ekibine minnettarlığımı ifade ediyorum. Ayrıca bu çalışmaya katkıda bulunan bilim insanlarına da içten teşekkürlerimi sunuyorum.

Subaltern and Hybrid Identities: A Socio Political Discourse of British Muslim Identity

Öz

Contemporary British Muslim identity finds itself situated between the legacy of historical colonialism, securitised state policy making, and emergent forms of civic resistance. Through an examination of the production of the concept of “British Muslim-ness” using theories of subalternity, hybridity, and the “Third Space”, a major ontological transformation can be seen to take place. By conducting a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) on a body of thirty-eight sources, including both primary and secondary texts published between 1990 and 2025, the process of transforming from the “suspect population” under the regime of the “regime of pre-emptive suspicion” to digital counterpublics emerges clearly. It is evident from the findings that state-driven efforts, such as the Prevent Strategy, have traditionally enforced a binary division of “Good Muslim/Bad Muslim”, required compulsory performative liberalism, but ignored subaltern subjectivities. However, contemporary British Muslims tend to circumvent the traditional role of media gatekeeping through digital channels and subaltern bricolage, merging their understanding of Islamic ethics with British civil rights discourses. This process is called “agency switching”, which is exemplified in recent grassroots activism after the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the advent of “Ummah-Nationalism”, a model that integrates global citizenship with spirituality and nationality. In conclusion, British Muslim identity serves as a “Third Space” of hybridity, where resistance against hegemonic surveillance facilitates transcending mere inclusion into constructing an alternative Britishness.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Subalternity
• hybridity
• identity
• British Muslims
• identity politics

Destekleyen Kurum

Behala College (Autonomous), University of Calcutta

Proje Numarası

0101202622

Etik Beyan

This study is a scholarly examination of openly available resources and did not entail any human or animal participants. It thus made no demand for ethical approval and informed consent. I declare that this paper is my original work and that all sources used have been properly acknowledged and cited.

Teşekkür

I gratefully acknowledge the Editor and the journal peer team. Sincere thanks are also extended to the scholars whose works informed this study.

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