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Islam plays a central role in the anti-gentrification activism of the British Bangladeshi grassroots group Nijjor Manush, which has developed a distinct theology of class struggle through its resistance efforts. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Investigate how the grassroots organization Nijjor Manush utilizes Islamic liberation theology to contest gentrification and class inequality in Tower Hamlets.

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Islamic Liberation Theology, British Bangladeshis and the class struggle: the case of Nijjor Manush

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Investigate how the grassroots organization Nijjor Manush utilizes Islamic liberation theology to contest gentrification and class inequality in Tower Hamlets.
Qualitative case study focusing on Nijjor Manush and the Save Brick Lane campaign in Tower Hamlets, UK.
Data gathered via qualitative interviews and focus groups with grassroots Bangladeshi activists and community members.
Community organizers developed an explicit theology of class struggle grounded in Islamic principles to counter gentrification driven by commercial developers and local authorities.
Religious identity operates as a foundational tool for collective mobilization and political resistance against disproportionate economic deprivation affecting British Bangladeshis.

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Qualitative study uncovers the role of Islamic liberation theology among British Bangladeshi activists, highlighting faith-based class resistance to urban gentrification.

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Sharaiz Chaudhry (2026) studied this question.

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Qualitative study uncovers the role of Islamic liberation theology among British Bangladeshi activists, highlighting faith-based class resistance to urban gentrification.

Islamic Liberation Theology, British Bangladeshis and the class struggle: the case of Nijjor Manush

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Islamic Liberation Theology, British Bangladeshis and the class struggle: the case of Nijjor Manush

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