Beyond Accommodation: Everyday Narratives of Muslim Canadians

by Jennifer Anne Selby, Amelie Barras, Lori G Beaman

Problems – of integration, failed political participation, and requests of all kinds – seem to dominate the research on minority Muslims in Western nations. Beyond Accommodation offers a different perspective, showing how Muslim Canadians successfully navigate and negotiate their religiosity. The authors critique the model of reasonable accommodation, suggesting that it disempowers religious minorities by implicitly privileging Christianity and by placing the onus on them to make formal requests for accommodation. Through interviews, Muslim Canadians show that informal negotiation takes place all the time; scholars, however, have not been paying attention to it. This book proposes an alternative picture of how religious difference is woven into the fabric of Canadian society.

260 pages, Hardcover

Published September 4, 2018

Reviews

[another halima]

first attempt

i wont be writing that paper. i found this v triggering and angering like im not there with my journey where im not judging ppl. like what do you mean you are not THOSE muslims.

dnfed at fifteen percent

second attempt

wrote the paper by reading up to chapter four or something idc im done baby i getting my degree! idk it was weird reading academics writing about thing im like duh. i guess thats the point. annyway

dnfed at lord knows percent