The Muslimah who fell to earth : personal stories by Canadian Muslim women / edited by Saima S. Hussain.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hussain, Saima S., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslim women--Canada.

Muslim women.

Muslim women--Canada--Biography.

Muslim women--Canada--Social conditions.

Other Title:

Muslimah Who Fell to Earth

Place of Publication:

Mawenzi House Publsihers

Summary:

"These are twenty-two personal stories, told by women from practically all backgrounds and persuasions--devout and not-so devout, professionals and housewives, westernized and traditional, wearing jeans, hijab, or niqab, and originally from Africa to North America to Pakistan to the Middle East--revealing in their own ways what it means to them to be a Muslim woman (a "Muslimah"). What we get is a complex of stories, all united by two simple ideas--faith and nationality (Canadian). Included here is an account by Zunera Ishaq, who challenged the Harper government in court on the issue of niqab."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1-988449-09-X