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Location Edmonton, Alberta Community organizations NA Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? Those who were in Canada for greater than 10 years and less than 10 years. Key populations Muslim immigrant seniors Key findings Muslim immigrants experience ra...
Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? Females: The length of stay in Canada ranged from eleven months to one year. Children: The length of stay in Canada ranged from five months to one year. Open-access – Yes https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jcie/index.p...
Future research / gaps identified: Expand this research to include Muslim seniors in long-term care and designated supportive living situations (as this current study only focused on those living in the community). Key findings: Muslim seniors in this study defined healthy aging as being financially independent, st...
Key recommendations There is a need for culturally and religiously sensitive approaches to teaching; Curricula should be more inclusive and bias removed Key findings Teachers lack awareness about the needs of Muslim and immigrant children; There is a lack of cultural sensitivity in schools; there are ‘good̵...
Key recommendations Need for further research into the topic Need to develop predictive tools that can identify women at most risk of experiencing poor outcomes that come as the result of not having a female care provider during childbirth Key findings Immigrant women prefer to have a female physician for obste...
Key recommendations NA Location British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan Gaps identified NA Key findings Canadian Muslims are very well integrated. Canadian Muslims display a strong sense of national belonging and pride. Canadian Muslims experience discrimination which affect their sense of belonging. Key pop...
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