"In this ethnographic study of four full-time Islamic schools, Jasmin Zine explores the social, pedagogical, and ideological functions of these alternative, religiously based educational institutions. Based on eighteen months of field work and interviews with forty-nine participants, Canadian Islamic Schools provides insight into the role and function that Islamic schools have in diasporic, educational, and gender-related contexts." "A informative study of religious-based education, Canadian Islamic Schools is essential reading for educators, sociologists, and those interested in immigration and diaspora studies."--book jacket.