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Still, what makes Canadian Islam different? I think the answer lies in encouragement of two streams of Muslim immigration that differ from the influx to the U.K. or the U.S. Numerous Canadian Muslims came with Commonwealth passports to English Canada from countries in Africa and elsewhere, their forebears having been harried and even killed by nationalist dictators. Their Islam had always been heterodox, and they included Ismaili Shias, many of them known as Khojas. Some obey the guidance of the Aga Khan, the world Ismaili leader, who has endowed a foundation to support Muslim social progress. Others are Bohras, a different Ismaili variety.
More: Stephen Schwartz: Why Canadian Muslims are different – Full Comment.
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