The gulf within

This book tells one of the most important and neglected stories of the Gulf War (1990-91) - the experiences of Arab and Muslim Canadians in Canada during the conflict. When the Canadian government went to war against Iraq, many Canadians of Arab or Muslim background found that they were being identified with the enemy. On the street, in workplaces, in schools and in the media they became targets of ignorance, hostility and paranoia. Many key institutions in Canadian society identified Arab and Muslim Canadians with the enemy government of Iraq. To write this book journalist Zuhair Kashmeri travelled across Canada and interviewed many Arab and Muslim Canadians. He tells the personal stories of nine families whose experiences illustrate how the Gulf War affected their communities. The nine case studies illustrate the reaction of different social institutions, including schools, the media, police, municipal governments, the work place, and churches. The Gulf Within also includes a detailed discussion of the actions of police and security services who targetted Canadian Arabs and Muslims during the first Gulf War.

Year

1991

Language

English

Publisher

James Lorimer & Company

Editions

1

Pages

134

ISBN

9781550283471

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