of young Muslims in Australia: What is the right mix?

Culture comprises the pattern of values, beliefs and behaviours common to a particular group of people. First generation migrants may cling steadfastly to their own cultural values, while second generations migrants ’ cultural identity is more likely to include host country values. In this paper, I discuss the life stories of ten Muslim youths, aged between fifteen and eighteen, who were living in Sydney and Melbourne in 2006 and 2007. Through the life stories of these young people, I try to understand their enculturation and acculturation processes (becoming competent members of cultural groups). How are they acquiring and retaining their culture and how is this contributing to their identity? This paper relies on oral testimonies and secondary sources