Book Review: Islam in the Hinterlands: Muslim Cultural Politics in Canada

There have been few studies on Islam in Canada. Hence this publication is a
welcome addition to the list. Its ten chapters, divided into four sections, examine
diverse issues regarding Muslim cultural politics in the Canadian hinterlands.
More specifically, it seeks to understand how they have been affected
by the post-9/11 era of wars, domestic security policies, calls for reformation,
and media sensationalism, as well as how these, combined with racial and religious profiling, have impacted Muslims in the Canadian diaspora. The book tries to construct multiple readings of Islam and Muslims by examining this community within its social, cultural, educational, and political settings and the integration of these diverse factors in the formation of the national Islamic mosaic.

Source: American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences

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