Belonging and Banishment: Being Muslim in Canada [Paperback]

Natasha Bakht (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 2008

Cultural Writing. Islamic Studies. Canandian Studies. In this book a variety of Canadian Muslim voices address vital issues related to the question of living as Muslims in the Canadian social, legal, and political spaces. For example, what issues of integration and identity face young Muslims growing up in this country? Is there, in fact, a single Muslim identity? Has the Canadian government, under pressure due to the "war against terror," failed to safeguard the rights of young Muslims? How does Canada's tolerance of diverse cultures extend to the case of Muslims? What are the implications of the veiled voting legislation? Is worship in Islam compatible with the practice of science?

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About the Author

Natasha Bakht is an assistant professor of law at the University of Ottawa. She was called to the bar of Ontario in 2003 and served as a law clerk to Justice Louis Arbour at the Supreme Court of Canada. Her research intersts are generally in the area of law, culture and minority rights and specifically in the intersecting area of religious freedom and women's equality. Natasha has written extensively on the issue of religious arbitration in family law. Her probono work inclued active membership in the Law Program Commitee for the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF). Natasha is also an Indian contemporary dancer and choreograper. She is the 2008 co-recipient of the KM Hinter Artsts Award.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: TSAR Publications (November 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 189477048X
• ISBN-13: 978-1894770484
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,724,820 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)