Problems - of integration, failed political participation, and requests of all kinds - seem to dominate the research on minority Muslims in Western nations. Beyond Accommodation offers a different perspective, showing how Muslim Canadians successfully navigate and negotiate their religiosity. The authors critique the model of reasonable accommodation, suggesting that it disempowers religious minorities by implicitly privileging Christianity and by placing the onus on them to make formal requests for accommodation. Through interviews, Muslim Canadians show that informal negotiation takes place all the time; scholars, however, have not been paying attention to it. This book proposes an alternative picture of how religious difference is woven into the fabric of Canadian society.
About the Author: Jennifer A. Selby is associate professor of religious studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Amélie Barras is assistant professor of law and society in the Department of Social Science at York University. Lori G. Beaman is professor in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies and Canada Research Chair in Religious Diversity and Social Change at the University of Ottawa.
