Orientalist discourses have largely shaped how Muslim women have come to be
represented in western visual media as oppressed, subjugated or foreign. However, with the …

This article identifies a gap in extant literature on women who wear the niqab and their
representations in 'traditional'media: there are few academic sources that draw from these …

This research study employs Bordwell, Thompson, and Staiger's classical Hollywood
narrative framework to investigate how the Pakistani web series Churails appropriates and …

This research explored 10 young female Shi'i Muslim Arabic-Canadian students'
experiences associated with wearing the Hijab (headscarf) within their home, community …

What is the relationship between Islamic principles of modesty and practices of aesthetic
labor in the industries of influencer marketing and fashion? I respond to this question by …

Perceptions of gender roles vary in different cultures, influenced by social location and time.
Migration to countries that promote liberal values can impact how men and women perceive …

Islamophobia is currently seen as a major and continuous threat to social cohesion in
various Western societies. There is a significant body of research that explores media …

Canada is known globally as a multicultural country, yet multiple studies have indicated that
Muslim Canadians believe discrimination, based on their religious beliefs, is common. What …

In the twenty-first century, nowhere do Orientalism, governmentality, and nationalism
intersect more fully than in policy debates concerning citizenship. This chapter critically …

Purpose: This article draws on critical theory, specifically critical pedagogy, to explore the
construction of childhood and the work of the Canadian Council of Child and Youth …