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Reminder:CFP: "Muslim Youth,Contemporary Challenges and Future Prospects" (ISA Forum of Sociology 2016, Vienna, 10-14 July) **Apologies for cross-posting** Dear colleagues, Please find below the details for a session on "Muslim Youth, Contemporary Challenges and FutureProspects" at next year's ISA Forum of Sociology (http://www.isa-sociology.org/forum-2016/rc/rc.php?n=RC34).The deadline for submitting an abstract (30th of September 2015) is fastapproaching. Please submit your abstracts (400 words outlining the mainquestion, method, findings, conclusion) through the dedicated ISA submissionwebsite :(https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/forum2016/cfp.cgi). Looking forward to receiving your abstracts,Ali and Saeed The ThirdISA Forum of Sociology, Vienna, Austria 10-14 July, 2016 (Research Committee onSociology of Youth, RC34)Session Title: Muslim Youth,Contemporary Challenges and Future ProspectsMuslim youth live in very diverse contexts from Muslimmajority societies of the Middle East like Iran and Egypt through religiouslyand ethnically divergent societies like Malaysia and India to Western societieslike France and the UK. Constituting nearly one fourth of the world youthpopulation, Muslim youth are experiencing a crucial era with multiple political,socio-cultural as well as economic challenges in contemporary world at alllevels. Muslim communities usually have a very high proportion of youthpopulation and the phenomenon of youth bulge is of considerable implications. Young people are at the forefront of dramaticpolitical developments such as the so-called Arab Spring while being thevanguard of cultural and social change in their respective societies. Muslimyouth in Western societies have also come to the attention of politicians,policy makers and most notably the international media given the securitythreats that have occurred in the past decade. Therefore, this session is aimedto address the main current challenges that are experienced by Muslim youth andfuture prospects for them and thus welcomes papers dealing inter alia with thefollowings:1. Diversity in everyday life challenges of Muslim youth2. Culture and subcultures of Muslim youth and theiridentity 3. Muslim youth as actors of social and political change4. Portray and representation of Muslim youth in westernmedia5. Muslim Youth and their integration in non-Muslimsocieties6. Youth policies in Muslim societies or policiesaffecting Muslim youth in other societies Panel co-organizers: Ali AkbarTajmazinani (PhD),Assistant Professor (Social Policy), Faculty of Social Sciences, AllamehTabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran ([log in to unmask])Mohammad Saeed Zokaei (PhD),Associate Professor in Sociology and Cultural Studies, Faculty of SocialSciences, Allameh Tabataba'i Univertsity, Tehran, Iran ([log in to unmask]) Dr. Ali AkbarTajmazinaniAssistant Professor (Social Policy), Faculty of Social SciencesAllameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, IranMobile: 0098+912+6764150Email: [log in to unmask]: http://socialpolicy.irWebpage:http://www.atusocialscience.ir/taj%20mazinani.htm