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Relevance of Islamic Identity in Canada, The
Edited by Nurjehan Aziz
This volume examines, from diverse perspectives, what it means to be a Muslim in Canada. Is it a public or a private identity, and as an identity is it compatible with a secular democracy such as Canada? What relation does it bear to historical, cultural, and ethnic identities? ... Read more
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This volume examines, from diverse perspectives, what it means to be a Muslim in Canada. Is it a public or a private identity, and as an identity is it compatible with a secular democracy such as Canada? What relation does it bear to historical, cultural, and ethnic identities? Is a total agnostic or an atheist a Muslim? Is a person who disavows being a Muslim still a Muslim? How do Muslims cope with anti-Muslim bigotry, especially when it goes "official"? What alterations in social and religious practice and what re-thinking of interpretation can one expect in its evolution? These vital questions of faith, culture, survival, and identity are addressed by prominent members of the Canadian cultural and intellectual community. The results are illuminating, sometimes surprising and sometimes--as in the recent niqab hysteria--deeply disturbing.
Nurjehan Aziz
Nurjehan Aziz is the editor of Her Mother's Ashes: Stories by South Asian Women in Canada and the United States, The Relevance of Islamic Identity in Canada, and more recently Confluences 1 and Confluences 2. She is the publisher at Mawenzi House.
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"These pieces are representative of a refreshing collection that does not present a singular, uniform Islamic identity. Rather, The Relevance of Islamic Identity in Canada sincerely vocalizes the tensions and challenges faced on a daily basis by Muslims living in Canada . . . What it reveals is that Islamic identity is a journey, one that every Muslim navigates by themself."--Herizons"[A]n enlightening, unsettling, open-ended book, a testament to the resilience and candour of Canadian Muslims."--Carol Goar, The Toronto Star
"[F]or the sake of future generations, that close encounter with hate deserves careful analysis through the essays contained in this volume which was conceived and compiled during a critical time for Muslims in Canada. " --Saima S Hussain, Dawn
"These pieces are representative of a refreshing collection that does not present a singular, uniform Islamic identity. Rather, The Relevance of Islamic Identity in Canada sincerely vocalizes the tensions and challenges faced on a daily basis by Muslims living in Canada . . . What it reveals is that Islamic identity is a journey, one that every Muslim navigates by themself. " --Herizons
"[A]n enlightening, unsettling, open-ended book, a testament to the resilience and candour of Canadian Muslims. " --Carol Goar, The Toronto Star
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- Dimensions 232 pages, 5.71 x 8.74 x .57 in
- Published November 15, 2015
- Publisher Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd.
- Category Social Science
- Keywords Cultural
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