Randy G.:  I think the author's own elaborations undermine her argument. Where she argues that  "[t]he Western feminist model of emancipation seem[s] to clash with [the desire of young Muslim women] to stay home and raise a family," she seems to be arguing that this is a reasonable expectation that's interpreted from a cultural perspective. But staying home to raise a family isn't a religious or cultural right. Rather it's an economic choice in this country. Most Canadians would surely agree that a woman has right to make such a choice provided the cost of that choice doesn't rest with taxpayers. Most women and families realize that obtaining and maintaining a North American standard of living and its associated materialistic aspects requires two working spouses unless one has a substantial income. Perhaps women who don't like this should examine their own values and expectations and particularly their own materialism before finding fault with the host culture.