Islam in Flander's Prisons in the Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks
Islam in Flander's Prisons in the Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks: An ethnographic study on Islam, prison policies, experiences and masculinities
Since the attacks in Paris and Brussels, discourse on Islam in Belgian prisons has predominantly, if not solely, focussed on the danger of Islam and the potential radicalization of imprisoned Muslim people. Within this context, Elias Woodbridge's research focusses on how Muslim men experience their religion and how it helps them to cope with prison life. It also delves deeper into the experiences of prison staff and how they perceive the Islamic religion within prison walls. The methodologies used are Critical Discourse Analysis, participant observations and semi-structured interviews.