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Not long ago, the integration of immigrants in host societies was
perceived mostly in terms of assimilation, an overly simplistic
scenario, based on which immigrants would learn the language and
culture of the native population, and the rest would just follow.
However, the developments of the past two decades have shown just
how complex this process can be. This new book shows the diverse
experiences of various groups of immigrants. This book takes a
fresh look at the experiences of immigrants to Canada. The contents
of the book are based on over five years of research the author has
carried out in Canada and elsewhere, using a variety of data
sources, from quantitative census data through specially-designed
survey information, to materials derived from qualitative research.
The book is structured in such a way that it can be beneficial to a
wide range of readers: those interested in in-depth examination of
immigration issues, those leaning more towards narrative texts, and
those looking only for general research trends and theoretical and
policy implications. Literature; The Calm Before the Storm:
Preparing to Migrate to Canada; Haves and Have-nots: Poverty
Experiences of Immigrants; The New Kid in Town: Neighbourhood
Poverty and Economic Performance; What You Know, and Who You Know:
Human Capital, Social Capital, and Immigrant Life; Wrap-up and
Implications; References; Index.
Debates about Islam and Muslim societies have intensified in the
last four decades, triggered by the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran
and, later, by the events of 9/11. Too often present in these
debates are wrongheaded assumptions about the attachment of Muslims
to their religion and the impossibility of secularism in the Muslim
world. At the heart of these assumptions is the notion of Muslim
exceptionalism: the idea that Muslims think, believe, and behave in
ways that are fundamentally different from other faith communities.
In Sacred as Secular Abdolmohammad Kazemipur attempts to debunk
this flawed notion of Muslim exceptionalism by looking at religious
trends in Iran since 1979. Drawing on a wide range of data and
sources, including national social attitudes surveys collected
since the 1970s, he examines developments in the spheres of
politics and governance, schools and seminaries, contemporary
philosophy, and the self-expressed beliefs and behaviours of
Iranian men, women, and youth. He reveals that beneath Iran's
religious facade is a deep secularization that manifests not only
in individual beliefs, but also in Iranian political philosophy,
institutional and clerical structures, and intellectual life.
Empirically and theoretically rich, Sacred as Secular looks at the
place of religion in Iranian society from a sociological
perspective, expanding the debate on secularism from a
predominantly West-centric domain to the Muslim world.
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