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Lipstick and Boyfriends: Canadian Multiculturalism and the “New Canada”

Posted by eren on 24 Mar 2016 / 0 Comments

When I came to Canada almost ten years ago, multiculturalism was sold to me as the one and only policy that could guarantee the peaceful and productive mingling of cultures within a country. When I was enrolled in English as a Second Language (ESL) program, “integration” was one of the things we were taught. Thus, […]

Bakht’s Book: Stories of Muslim Experiences in Canada

Posted by Krista Riley on 24 Nov 2008 / 0 Comments

Natasha Bakht, a law professor at Ottawa University, has recently published a book called Belonging and Banishment: Being Muslim in Canada. I haven’t gotten my hands on the book yet, but from an article published in the Toronto Star this past weekend, it looks promising. Bakht describes her book in the Star article, saying: I […]