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(Re)Thinking Anti-Racist Pedagogies In Early Childhood Education: An Exploratory Case Study Of The Perspectives Of Muslim Mothers In Ontario, Hanaa Ghannoum Aug 2021

(Re)Thinking Anti-Racist Pedagogies In Early Childhood Education: An Exploratory Case Study Of The Perspectives Of Muslim Mothers In Ontario, Hanaa Ghannoum

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This exploratory multiple case study explored Muslim mothers' perspectives and experiences in relation to their young children's education in Ontario, Canada. The study included seven cases, each being one Muslim mother of a child/children aged between 4 and 8. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with each participant mother and analyzed through a deductive and inductive thematic analysis. The five main deductive patterns discussed are home-school partnerships, sense of belonging, mothers’ conceptualization of education, the influence of media, and Islamophobia. The six inductive patterns discussed are fear as an emergent feeling, mothers as ambassadors, celebrations as a barrier, secular education, …


Impact Of Islamophobia On Post-Secondary Muslim Students Attending Ontario Universities, Hassina Alizai Jul 2017

Impact Of Islamophobia On Post-Secondary Muslim Students Attending Ontario Universities, Hassina Alizai

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This study investigated the experiences of Muslim Canadian students attending institutions of higher education in the context of increasing Islamophobia. This study utilized qualitative case study methodology to investigate the following questions: (1) What are the experiences of Muslim Canadians attending institutions of higher education in the current context of Islamophobia? (2) How is the rising anti-Muslim sentiment impacting the academic performance of Muslim students? (3) How do Muslim students negotiate or navigate their identities subsequent to recent national and international tragic events (e.g. Paris Attacks, San Bernardino and other terrorist atrocities)? The students’ responses resulted in three major themes …


Exploring The Experiences Of Muslim Students In An Urban Ontario Public School, Asma Ahmed Dec 2016

Exploring The Experiences Of Muslim Students In An Urban Ontario Public School, Asma Ahmed

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This dissertation explores the experiences of Muslim students in an urban public high school in Ontario with a reputation of having a large Muslim student presence. Much of the studies and surveys involving Islam and Muslims make evident that Islam is the most misunderstood religion in the world. Therefore, Muslims in the West are a “poorly understood” minority group (Environics Institute, 2016). While other ethnic or racial minorities feel moderately comfortable defending themselves and their groups, and asserting their identities, Muslim youth “face qualitatively different identity tasks than do many of their peers”, largely due to feelings of “being under …