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Exams Past, God Forgotten :(Ir) religiousness In Algerian Tertiary Schools

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  • Kassim Boudjelal Safir

    (Mustapha Stanbouli University- Mascara, Algeria)

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“I am spiritual, but I am not religious†. This is the confession of one of the students when asked about his religiousness. The students ‘(ir) religiousness seems to be a deserted issue in the sociological studies about tertiary schools. In this study context, irreligiousness should not be understood as the absence of religion only, but the indifference towards it as well. Contexts, situations, and mood may affect students’ attitudes about religion. Despite the over-mediatisation of religious content in the Arab TV channels and social media, the Algerian society witnesses an unprecedented “loss of faith†. Has the rise of youth irreligiousness coincided with the rise of the technological revolution, social media and rationalism? This paper tries to identify the main reasons that are leading to this hypothesized “loss of faith†in religion. A semi-structured interview with ten schooled participants has been conducted to scrutinize their perception of religion. The results of the study yielded surprising ambivalent facts about the psycho-social profile of the modern Algerian young Muslim who acknowledged the presence of God. Religiousness can attain an unprecedented peak in exams time and tend to disappear as soon as far as exams finished. Exams Past, God forgotten?

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  • Kassim Boudjelal Safir, 2021. "Exams Past, God Forgotten :(Ir) religiousness In Algerian Tertiary Schools," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(2), pages 211-215, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:5:y:2021:i:2:p:211-215
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