TY  - BOOK
AU  - Khan,Sheema
TI  - Of hockey and hijab: reflections of a Canadian Muslim woman 
SN  - 9781894770828
AV  - BP161.3 K436 2009eb
U1  - 297 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Toronto
PB  - TSAR
KW  - Islam
KW  - Women in Islam
KW  - Canada
KW  - Muslims
KW  - Muslim women
KW  - Civil rights
KW  - Musulmans
KW  - Musulmanes
KW  - Droits
KW  - Femmes dans l'islam
KW  - aat
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
N2  - "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
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