For almost thirty years, the Shica Imami Ismacili community in Canada has been remarkably active and diverse in terms of countries of origin, ethnicities, and languages. However, at issue is the... Show moreFor almost thirty years, the Shica Imami Ismacili community in Canada has been remarkably active and diverse in terms of countries of origin, ethnicities, and languages. However, at issue is the backdrop of the Canadian policy of multiculturalism, which has incited assimilatory threats to the Ismacili collective identity, despite its role of establishing the community in its pluralism. The following deals with this paradoxical positioning of the minority Ismacili community in the construction of multicultural Canada. Show less
Millions of Iranians left their country after the coming to power of the Islamic Republic in February 1979. Some twenty years later, the urge to leave the country is as strong as it was in the... Show moreMillions of Iranians left their country after the coming to power of the Islamic Republic in February 1979. Some twenty years later, the urge to leave the country is as strong as it was in the early post-revolutionary years. In a world that is less hospitable to refugees, some Iranians risk their lives in search of a hostland. For many emigrating Iranians, the hostland does not readily turn into a new homeland. In fact, Iran is often present, or rather reproduced, in the memory, language, way of life, and the network of relationships that remain in place despite physical distance. Show less