Immigrant Muslim women and the <i>hijab</i>: sites of struggle in crafting and negotiating identities in Canada

<p>This study illustrates the ways in which immigrant Muslim women construct distinct Muslim identities with particular reference to the <i>hijab</i>. A short history of the veil and the <i>hijab</i> indicates that the covering of women's heads is an old tradition...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruby, Tabassum F.
Other Authors: Downe, Pamela
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2012
Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-08092012-094359/