The treatment of religious identity in Western secular schools in Egypt

Abstract

In many societies, school students often represent their identity in accordance with the language, religion, and culture of their communities. Theoretically, one’s identities are composed of the self-views that emerge from the reflexive activity of self-categorisation or identification in terms of membership in particular groups or roles. Religious identity is not just an abstract individual’s right but also a natural and necessary feature of any truly healthy society. However, this is not always easy, for instance, when students are excessively exposed to a Western culture which competes with and dominates their local culture…