| Belonging and Banishment Being Muslim in Canada edited by Natasha Bahkt |
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| 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? The contributors to this important and timely volume include, Anar Ali, author (fiction); Arif Babul, University Distinguished Professor and Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, British Columbia; Anver Emon, professor of law, University of Toronto; Karim H Karim, Director of the School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University, Ottawa; Ausma Khan, editor, Muslim Girl; Rukhsana Khan, author (children’s books); Sheema Khan, columnist, The Globe and Mail; Amin Malak, professor of English, Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton, Alberta. Syed Mohamed Mehdi, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL; Haroon Siddiqui, editor emeritus, The Toronto Star; | |||||
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Natasha Bakht graduated from the University of Ottawa's English common law program and then served as a law clerk to Justice Louise Arbour at the Supreme Court of Canada. She was called to the bar of Ontario in 2003 and completed her LL.M at New York University School of Law as a Global Hauser scholar. Professor Bakht’s research interests are generally in the area of law, culture and minority rights and specifically in the intersecting area of religious freedom and women’s equality. She has written extensively on the issue of religious arbitration in family law. Professor Bakht is a regular researcher with the National Judicial Institute where she has assisted in judicial education on sentencing, demeanour evidence and matters of faith and culture. Professor Bakht is a member of the Law Program Committee of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF). She also tours internationally as a dancer and choreographer. |
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