Of hockey and hijab : reflections of a Canadian Muslim woman /
Khan, Sheema.
Of hockey and hijab : reflections of a Canadian Muslim woman / Sheema Khan. - Toronto : TSAR, ©2009. - 1 online resource (161 pages)
"In these essays, Sheema Khan - Canadian hockey mom and Harvard PhD - gives us her insights on being a modern and liberal, yet practising, Muslim, especially in Canada. Tackling a host of issues, such as terrorism and fanaticism, human rights post 9/11, Islamic law, women's rights, sharia, and the meaning of hijab, she explains Islam to the greater public while calling for mutual understanding and tolerance. She tells us "Why Muslims are angry," and protests, "You can't pigeonhole 1.6 billion Muslims," while calling on Muslims to "acknowledge the rise of fanaticism." She explains the plausibility of Islamic financing and applies the Charter of Rights to Canada. "Can there be Islamic democracy?" she asks, and then, "Will Quebec adopt France's peculiar brand of liberty?" Provocative and original, even-handed and conciliatory, these essays are an important contribution to an urgent modern debate."--Jacket
English.
9781894770828 189477082X 9781927494066 1927494060
11316E29-7B2E-442F-A196-1C4561839EFE OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Islam.
Women in Islam--Canada.
Muslims--Canada.
Muslim women--Civil rights.
Islam
Islam.
Musulmans--Canada.
Musulmanes--Droits.
Femmes dans l'islam--Canada.
Islam.
RELIGION--Islam--General.
Muslims
Islam
Women in Islam
Canada
BP161.3 / K436 2009eb
297
Of hockey and hijab : reflections of a Canadian Muslim woman / Sheema Khan. - Toronto : TSAR, ©2009. - 1 online resource (161 pages)
"In these essays, Sheema Khan - Canadian hockey mom and Harvard PhD - gives us her insights on being a modern and liberal, yet practising, Muslim, especially in Canada. Tackling a host of issues, such as terrorism and fanaticism, human rights post 9/11, Islamic law, women's rights, sharia, and the meaning of hijab, she explains Islam to the greater public while calling for mutual understanding and tolerance. She tells us "Why Muslims are angry," and protests, "You can't pigeonhole 1.6 billion Muslims," while calling on Muslims to "acknowledge the rise of fanaticism." She explains the plausibility of Islamic financing and applies the Charter of Rights to Canada. "Can there be Islamic democracy?" she asks, and then, "Will Quebec adopt France's peculiar brand of liberty?" Provocative and original, even-handed and conciliatory, these essays are an important contribution to an urgent modern debate."--Jacket
English.
9781894770828 189477082X 9781927494066 1927494060
11316E29-7B2E-442F-A196-1C4561839EFE OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Islam.
Women in Islam--Canada.
Muslims--Canada.
Muslim women--Civil rights.
Islam
Islam.
Musulmans--Canada.
Musulmanes--Droits.
Femmes dans l'islam--Canada.
Islam.
RELIGION--Islam--General.
Muslims
Islam
Women in Islam
Canada
BP161.3 / K436 2009eb
297