Farzana Hassan, also known as Farzana Hassan Shahid, is a Pakistani-Canadian author, speaker, and human rights activist who focuses on the treatment of Muslim women and has expressed support for banning the

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. She is a columnist for the Toronto Sun and a former President of the

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. Born in Pakistan, Hassan obtained degrees from

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. Books Hassan has authored include ''Islam, Women and the Challenges of Today: Modernist Insights and Feminist Perspectives'' (2006); ''Unveiled: A Canadian Muslim Woman's Struggle Against Misogyny, Sharia and Jihad'' (2012); and ''The Case Against Jihad'' (2018).

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Living people Pakistani emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Canadian Muslims Canadian women's rights activists Kinnaird College for Women University alumni Muslim reformers University of the Punjab alumni University of Massachusetts alumni University of Phoenix alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-activist-stub