Muslims in Canada: Opportunities and challenges

Studies in Religion-Sciences Religieuses

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 359-379

  Hussain, Amir ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67650069961     PISSN: 00084298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000842980403300305     Document Type: Article

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