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Preserving identity and empowering women. How do Canadian Muslim schools affect their students?
Preserving identity and empowering women. How do Canadian Muslim schools affect their students?
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Oct 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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In this interview, Dr. Jasmin Zine talks about Muslim schools in Canada and their impact on their students’ identity development and integration in the society. Having served for decades as a tool to preserve a particular religious identity, Islamic schooling also plays a crucial role in empowering female students. In some cases, Muslim schools have become a safe haven, especially for women, “a place where their identity is not in question, where they can feel safe and comfortable”.
Released:
Oct 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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