Shahnaz khan biography books

"Finally, a book about and by North America's Muslim woman. A book that examines the dualism within both Orientalism and Islam. A rich textual narrative of what it means to be a Muslim woman, who comes from a different place, living in 'white Canada'."--Saraswati Sunindyo, University of Washington, Seattle

"Brings into the light the complex and contradictory ways in which Muslim women in marginalized locations negotiate, through resistance and collusion, the encounter with sexism and racism."--Minoo Moallem, San Francisco State University

Stereotypes depict Muslim women as exotic, oppressed by Islam, subject to rigid notions of how to be an authentic and proper Muslim.

Moving beyond traditional Western, Orientalist, and patriarchal discourse, Shahnaz suggests how Muslim women living in North America form their Islamic identity.
 Using interviews with 14 Muslim women from Canada, the author, herself an immigrant, examines how the women challenge and resist the stereotypes and achi