Hassan al-Rashid

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Hassan al-Rashid is a central fictional character in Sebastian Faulks’s contemporary novel "A Week in December," representing the experiences and challenges of a young British Muslim in modern London.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
novel character
age teenager
appearsIn A Week in December
associatedWith British Muslim community in London
Islamist radical group (fictional)
characterArc experiences conflict between extremist ideology and ordinary life
struggles with religious and political radicalization
conflict internal conflict over planned terrorist act
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
creator Sebastian Faulks
education attends a prestigious London school
ethnicGroup British Pakistani
familyBackground comes from a successful British Pakistani family
has a wealthy businessman father
fictionalUniverse A Week in December
gender male
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod contemporary literature
literarySignificance embodies anxieties about homegrown extremism in the UK
used to examine post-7/7 Britain
moralQuestion whether to participate in violence
narrativeFunction explores issues of identity and belonging
illustrates tensions between faith and modern secular society
represents experiences of young British Muslims in contemporary London
narrativeRole central character
viewpoint character
portrayedAs intelligent
socially isolated
thoughtful
torn between loyalty to family and loyalty to radical peers
publisherOfWork Hutchinson
religion Islam
residence London, England
surface form: London
setting London in the 2000s
themeInvolvement alienation in urban life
family expectations and generational conflict
multiculturalism in Britain
religious radicalization
terrorism and extremism
workPublicationYear 2009

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A Week in December mainCharacter Hassan al-Rashid