Belonging and banishment
Subtitle: being Muslim in Canada
By: edited by Natasha Bakht.
Contributors: Bakht, Natasha.
Publisher: TSAR
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9781894770484
Subjects: Muslims -- Canada -- Social conditions; Muslims -- Canada
Description: "A variety of Canadian voices come together here to explore some of the vital issues facing Muslims in Canada. Who, indeed, is a Canadian Muslim? This is only one of the fundamental questions addressed in this volume. The authors are from diverse ethnic backgrounds, hail from coast to coast, and profess varying degrees of practice and belief. In their thoughtful contributions, they explore matters of faith, identity, sectarianism, human rights, and women's rights. Specifically, the essays collected here question the dubious role of the government of Canada - under pressure from the "war on terror" - and its agencies regarding the human rights of young Muslims; explain the relationship between scientific research and the Muslim traditions of knowledge and intellectual pursuit; give examples of tolerant Muslim upbringing and reinforcement of positive identities; point out the duplicitous practices of certain Canadian media in portraying Muslims; look at the issues of women voting or participating in sports while veiled, and the implications of Shariah law as a means of arbitration."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.