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Being Muslim is written for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. It presents a readable explanation of the most complex and emotion-laden issues of our troubled times. The varying branches of Islam are analyzed and their history outlined — but the focus is on the present. In speaking about and crossing political, cultural and religious divisions, this book offers a unique perspective, forged in Canada, a country where people from everywhere on earth have found a way to live in peace. Terrorism. Wars. Jihad. Hijab. Polygamy. Muhammad's many wives. Muslim prayer. Female circumcision. Honor killings. Sharia. Stoning. Status of Muslim women. All these topics and more are tackled in this fascinating and informative book for young adult readers. "[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left them." — Globe and Mail Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.6 Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.

Haroon Siddiqui, veteran Toronto Star editor, recounts his years on the front lines of reporting on global war and local politics, a period that parallels the rise of racist xenophobia and Islamophobia.

A series of books for Key stages 3 - 4, aimed at secondary school librarians, these 4 titles provide an overview of key and contemporary political and social issues covered at this stage of the curriculum. Ground Work delivers easy to access information and the background behind these sometimes controversial topics in a lively and accessible way. Each book in the series addresses key questions about pressing social issues from: what is climate change and where do we go from here?; globalisation and the widening gap between the rich and the rest of the population; to bridging the gap between different cultures and religions; and the controversial topic of genocide and who is at threat from this ultimate crime against humanity? This book tackles many controversial topics such as a summary of the impact of terrorism on Muslims as well as dissecting Western discourse, with specific focus on the media.

After decades of extraordinary successes as a multicultural society, new debates are bubbling to the surface in Canada. The contributors to this volume examine the conflict between equality rights, as embedded in the Charter, and multiculturalism as policy and practice, and ask which charter value should trump which and under what circumstances? The opening essay deliberately sharpens the conflict among religion, culture, and equality rights and proposes to shift some of the existing boundaries. Other contributors disagree strongly, arguing that this position might seek to limit freedoms in the name of justice, that the problem is badly framed, or that silence is a virtue in rebalancing norms. The contributors not only debate the analytic arguments but infuse their discussion with their personal experiences, which have shaped their perspectives on multiculturalism in Canada. This volume is a highly personal as well as strongly analytic discussion of multiculturalism in Canada today.

Since 9/11, the world has been confronted with the most volatile facets of Islam with little explanation of how or why these controversial elements developed. Written by one of North America's most honored journalists, Being Muslim presents an up-front and clear explanation of this complex and emotion-laden subject. Although the varying branches of Islam are analyzed and their history outlined, the real focus of the book is on the present. In speaking about and crossing political, cultural, and religious divisions, the author offers a unique perspective based on life in Canada, a country in which diverse groups of people have found a way to live in peace. Aimed at young adults, the book offers invaluable insight to readers of all ages, cultures, and religious traditions.

L'édition originale anglaise de Musulman, mode d'emploi, Being Muslim, est parue en 2006, puisa été révisée en 2008. Le livre est le résultat des nombreux voyages de son auteur dans des pays musulmans et de ses entretiens avec des experts de l'islam un peu partout dans le monde. La présente édition a été à nouveau révisée et enrichie: Haroon Siddiqui y a intégré les événements sociopolitiques récents (l'accession au pouvoir de Barack Obama, par exemple) et y a ajouté un chapitre sur le Québec et les musulmans dans lequel il aborde, entre autres, la question des accommodements raisonnables. L'islamophobie est l'une des conséquences importantes du 11 septembre 2001. Les préjugés qui la nourrissent sont tributaires de la peur engendrée par l'explosion des tours jumelles, mais aussi de l'ignorance généralisée au sujet de l'islam. Le monde musulman est complexe et ne saurait être réduit à quelques idées reçues. Haroon Siddiqui en présente ici l'essentiel, clairement, à l'aide de nombreux exemples et avec toutes les nuances qui s'imposent. Après avoir fait le tour politique de la question, il décrit successivement la situation des musulmans en Europe, puis au Québec, la religion musulmane, le statut des femmes musulmanes et il se penche sur la question du djihad et du terrorisme avant de s'interroger sur l'avenir et de conclure d'une manière optimiste que musulmans et non-musulmans se rapprochent " d'une nouvelle ère de compréhension ".Musulman, mode d'emploi aura contribué à l'avènement de cette ère et, en ce sens, c'est un livre nécessaire.

Bibliography of Islamic literature in India.

Haroon Ali heeft een Pakistaanse vader en een Nederlandse moeder. Na hun scheiding hertrouwde zijn vader met een Pakistaanse en kreeg nog een zoon. Haroon is dus half, maar zijn halfbroer is heel.0In een openhartige brief aan zijn broer vertelt Haroon over zijn vervlochten wortels, de afwezigheid van hun vader en de beladen tocht die hij maakte door zijn vergeten vaderland, van noord naar zuid. Welke sporen zijn daar nog te vinden van zijn familiegeschiedenis? En wat voor land treft hij aan in de eenentwintigste eeuw? Haroon reist door een mijnenveld van botsende identiteiten, verstikkende dogma?s en onhoudbare tradities. Hij vecht voor de acceptatie van zijn geaardheid en moderne levensstijl, maar blijft hunkeren naar de goedkeuring en liefde van zijn vader. Zal hij die uiteindelijk krijgen?