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Is there bacon in heaven? : a memoir / by Hassan, Ali(Actor),author.;
"For fans of Russell Peters, Trevor Noah, and Mark Critch comes a hilarious debut memoir about life growing up on the outside and finding one's place in the world, by stand-up comic and popular CBC host, Ali Hassan. Growing up, Ali Hassan was a chameleon. His friends came from many different backgrounds and religions--Trinidadian, Parsi, Goan, Hindu, Christian, Sikh. And as a hockey-playing, crockpot-using young man who also knew the words to at least ten Neil Young songs, he could blend in everywhere. But the world has a funny way of reminding you who you are, and his Muslim Pakistani family and community did, too. In this hilarious and insightful memoir based on his hit stand-up comedy, Hassan shares his life-long journey to becoming a cultural Muslim--learning to walk the line of embracing his heritage while still following his passions. From failing to learn Arabic--or much of anything, really--in Sunday school and visiting family in Pakistan (who mocked him constantly) to discovering the wonders of pepperoni as a teenager and being a celebrity judge at Ribfest, Hassan finds himself in compromising situations that challenge his beliefs and very identity. And along the way, his friends and family are there to either encourage or criticize, something he finds eternally confusing. Now, as a father of four, Hassan must explain his point of view to his children. But he can't just 'give them' an identity as a cultural Muslim. Sharing his story is the next best thing. Entertaining and heartfelt, this debut showcases why Hassan is one of Canada's most popular comedians, as he explores that deep need that exists in us all: to belong."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Hassan, Ali (Actor); Actors; Comedians; Muslims; Pakistani Canadians;
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A good wife : escaping the life I never chose / by Zafar, Samra,author.; Masters, Meg,1960-author.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Zafar, Samra.; Abused wives; Pakistanis; Pakistani Canadians; Women;
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Maya's laws of love / by Khawaja, Alina,author.;
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Arranged marriage; Lawyers; Man-woman relationships; Muslim women; Voyages and travels; Pakistani Canadians;
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Wrong side of the court / by Khan, H. N.;
A young teen's world is changed when a friend is killed by gang violence. This novel is a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of high school, communal violence, and budding romance.LSC
Subjects: Basketball stories.; Teenage boys; Pakistani Canadians; Basketball players; Fatherless families; Bullying; Friendship; Dating (Social customs); High schools;
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Quickening. by Waseem, Haya,film director.; Azeem, Arooj,actor.; Azeem, Ashir,actor.; Ashir, Bushra,actor.; Underwood, Quinn,actor.; levelFILM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Arooj Azeem, Ashir Azeem, Bushra Ashir Azeem, Quinn UnderwoodOriginally produced by levelFILM in 2021.A Pakistani Canadian teenager struggles to find a sense of belonging after losing her virginity at college.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Coming of age.;
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Muskoka / by Samuel, Julian,author.;
"A man down on his luck meets the woman of his dreams in an adult education course. But this is no ordinary male fantasy: the man is a Pakistani-Canadian artist with a treatable recurrent cancer; the young lady is an Indigenous princess just returned from art school in Europe to her father's glass summer palace in Muskoka. This Romance Comedy, set in mid-Toronto and on Lake Rosseau, plays with the intersection of Indigenous, settler, and immigrant success stories against the background of mortality and the stars"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Cancer; Indigenous women; Man-woman relationships;
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Diana [videorecording] / by Andrews, Naveen,1969-actor.; Ciancia, Keefus,1972-composer (expression); Hirschbiegel, Oliver,director.; Hodge, Douglas,actor.; Holmes, David,1969-composer (expression); Snell, Kate.Diana.Videorecording.; Watts, Naomi,1968-actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada);
Cinematographer, Rainer Klausmann ; production designer, Kave Quinn ; editor, Hans Funck ; music, David Holmes, Keefus Ciancia.Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Douglas Hodge, Charles Edwards, Geraldine James.Tells the story of Princess Diana's secret love affair with Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan during the last two years of her life.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997; Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997; Khan, Hasnat; Snell, Kate.; Biographical films.; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Romance films.;
© c2014., Distributed by Entertainment One,
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The reluctant fundamentalist [videorecording] / by Ahmed, Riz,1982-; Hamid, Mohsin,1971-Reluctant fundamentalist.Videorecording.; Hudson, Kate,1979-; Nair, Mira.; Pilcher, Lydia Dean.; Schreiber, Liev.; Sutherland, Kiefer,1966-; Wheeler, William,1967-; Cine Mosaic (Firm); Doha Film Institute.; IFC Films.; Mirabai Films (Firm); Mongrel Media.; Métropole Films Distribution.;
Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland.When an American academic in Pakistan is kidnapped by anti-American radicals, the CIA thinks popular young Pakistani professor Changez is involved. But as Changez tells his story about his life in the US to an American foreign correspondent, the truth becomes harder to pin down.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation , Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Hamid, Mohsin, 1971-; Feature films.; Kidnapping; Muslims; Pakistani Americans; Political films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures);
© c2013., Distributed by Mongrel Media,
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Blinded by the light [videorecording] / by Atwell, Hayley,1982-actor.; Brydon, Rob,1965-actor.; Chadha, Gurinder,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Chapman, Dean-Charles,1997-actor.; Ghir, Kulvinder,actor.; Kalra, Viveik,actor.; Manzoor, Sarfraz,1971-screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Manzoor, Sarfraz,1971-Greetings from Bury Park.; Phagura, Aaron,actor.; Williams, Nell,actor.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.;
Viveik Kalra, Hayley Atwell, Rob Brydon, Kulvinder Ghir, Nell Williams, Dean-Charles Chapman, Aaron Phagura.Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss,' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Rock music; Pakistanis; Teenagers;
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Homeland. [videorecording]. by Danes, Claire,1979-actor.; Friend, Rupert,actor.; Patinkin, Mandy,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.;
Disc 1. The drone queen -- Trylon and perisphere -- Shalwar Kameez.Disc 2. Iron in the fire -- About a boy -- From A to B and back again.Disc 3. Redux -- Halfway to a donut -- There's something else going on.Disc 4. 13 hours in Islamabad -- Krieg Nicht Lieb -- Long time coming.Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Rupert Friend.Gripping suspense escalates to a fever pitch in the brilliantly reinvented fourth season of this Emmy Award-winning thriller. In her new role as a CIA station chief, Carrie convinces Saul and Quinn to help her hunt down one of the world's most dangerous terrorists. But when Carrie recruits a young Pakistani as an asset, the lines between right and wrong blur and the operation spins out of control. Facing unclear loyalties at every turn, Carrie must take extreme measures and risk everything to protect her country.Canadian Home Video rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Spy television programs.; Television programs.; Terrorists; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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