How to Accumulate National Capital: The Case of the “Good” Muslim

This paper explores the practices of certain high-profile Canadian Muslims who call themselves “progressive” or “moderate” as an example of attempts to increase one’s claims to national belonging through a reification of tropes that designate many Muslims as fanatical, scary and a threat to the Cana...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krista Melanie Riley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saint Paul University 2009-01-01
Series:Global Media Journal: Canadian Edition
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Online Access:http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/0902/v2i2_riley.pdf