Culture
Many Pakistanis have utilized an adaptation technique, and are accustomed to a bicultural lifestyle. At home they live as traditional a life as is possible. The old values and hierarchical decision-making patterns are generally respected, and traditional clothing, food, decorations, and language provide the warmth and reassurance of the familiar. This is due to Islam and their membership in the umma, the universal Muslim community. Much of the organizational and institutional base of Pakistani-Canadian community life is a reflection of the centrality of their religion, its laws, rituals, values, and way of life.
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