In May, I-RSS was happy to host an incredible discussion of two landmark and important studies on Indigenous Muslims in North America. Dr. Tareq Sharawi of I-RSS and Brennan McDaniel of ISPU shared the approaches and thematic findings of their research projects and also discussed the decolonization of methodologies they navigated as they discovered the unique […]
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Last week’s talk with I-RSS Researcher Nuray Catic entitled “Persuaded by the Qur’an” Converting to Islam in Canada” was an illuminating and rich conversation aimed at developing conversion frameworks and helping aid understanding about conversion to Islam in particular. Many of the findings presented by Nuray offered food for thought and presented the voices and experiences […]
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This past weekend, I-RSS Research Director Nakita Valerio had the pleasure of presenting “Shaping Tomorrow: Understanding Muslim Youth Needs in the Waterloo Region (A Community Needs Assessment)” for the Coalition of Muslim Women – KW and their incredibly talented Muslim Youth Council. The full report will be available on the CMW-KW and I-RSS websites soon. […]
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Last week, I-RSS was happy to host an incredible discussion of two landmark and important studies on Indigenous Muslims in North America. Dr. Tareq Sharawi of I-RSS and Brennan McDaniel of ISPU shared the approaches and thematic findings of their research projects and also discussed the decolonization of methodologies they navigated as they discovered the […]
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Last week’s webinar on Submitting to Academic Journals with RSS Journal Editor-in-Chief Nakita Valerio was an informative session that ended with great introductions, comments, and questions from attendees! Take a watch of the video linked below to see the entire presentation. I-RSS slides are available here. Please note that the information shared in the presentation […]
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This week, I-RSS was delighted to have a public presentation and follow-up policy discussion of a year-long research study entitled “Muslim Organizations in Canada: A Composite Picture of Service and Diversity.” This brief overview of the forthcoming report (to be published as part of the first edition of the RSS Journal soon) was offered by […]
Read MoreThe past two days have been wonderful as I-RSS participated in the Chester Ronning Centre International Fellows Conference on “Islamophobia and/in Post-Secular States” at University of Alberta. I-RSS Executive Director/Founder Khaled AlQazzaz and Research Director Nakita Valerio presented on Approaches to Disrupting Islamophobia in Canada. The discussions had during the conference were brilliant for balancing […]
Read MoreIt was an incredible panel on October 28, 2021, co-organized with the Chester Ronning Center for the Study of Religion and Public Life at the University of Alberta, on the topic of Muslims and Multiculturalism in Canada. Co-hosts I-RSS Research Director Nakita Valerio and CRC Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Sharmin Sadequee had a very rich and […]
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