ABSTRACT
This chapter responds to the study’s main questions; it directly examines the impact of Islamic schooling on Muslim youth by analysing the interviews conducted with graduates of Islamic schools. The overall results reveal the impact of this schooling on Muslim youth in Montreal in terms of the formation of their identities and their sense of belonging to Quebec and Canada. The chapter contextualises and compares my research findings with other studies conducted in Canada and looks at similarities and differences between participants in my study and those represented in those empirical studies that examine Muslim and immigrant youth identities and their sense of belonging. The chapter, divided into six sections, takes a closer look at the “lived identities” of Muslim youth in Quebec and reveals the complexities of constructing and negotiating their identities as Quebecers, Muslims, and Canadians.
