ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that Muslims in Britain demonstrate higher levels of religiosity than the indigenous population. Despite periods of settlement for the majority of Muslims in Britain dating back to the 1950s, the identification with Islam still remains and secularization appears to not have impacted this faith community in the same way that it has wider society. When attempting to explore whether it is possible to utilize large scale data on Muslim women to measure their religiosity, variables measuring acculturation were analyzed. The findings show that Muslim women of all generations were more likely to demonstrate profiles which conform to traditional gender roles associated with Islam. The chapter provides a profile for Muslim women living in England and Wales using quantitative data, exploring their positions within the private and public domain and comparing data with that of women from other faith groups.
