Islam in the West: Beyond Integration (101 Collection) - Softcover

The need to explore further the notion of Muslim

identity, integration, citizenship, belonging and loyalty

in the West has never been greater.

This book provides a vibrant discussion on the

most debated issues regarding Canadian Muslims,

in four parts. 


Canada and Canadian Muslims offers an overview

and a profile of Canada and Canadian Muslims, and

provides perspectives on the healthy context

of a receiving society. 




Canadian Muslim Identity tries to answer some hard

questions surrounding the interplay between religious

and national identities. Are these two types of identities

contradictory or complimentary? 




In Constructive Integration, the Canadian model

of integration is compared with two very different

approaches: the French assimilationist model

and the Bosnian exclusionist approach. 




Faithful Citizenship explores questions of citizenship

from an Islamic perspective, taking into account Islamic

formative principles – the Qur’an and Sunnah

(the Prophetic tradition) as they pertain to

the globalized world of today, includes historical

perspectives from early Muslim history as well

as from contemporary times. 




This book is intended to offer a constructive addition to

the current discourse on the place of Canadian Muslims

and Islam in Canada in the hopes of facilitating greater

understanding, respect, and acceptance. 




This is the inaugural title for our Collection 101 series,

a short introduction, in 101 pages, to topics torn from

the headlines.