Thesiss

This thesis deals with the conversion stories of five female converts to Islam; considering the expectations my interlocutors have faced, the pressures to tell a certain type of narrative, the formation of their practice and the stories they choose to narrate. The concept of an …

Section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada provides that polygamy is an indictable offence. In a recent reference to the Supreme Court of British Colombia, the court held that this section was constitutionally valid and did not infringe upon religious freedom because of the harm…