Institute of Islamic Studies

We at the IIS are proud to launch a new research report, in partnership with National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), called “Under Layered Suspicion: A Review of CRA Audits of Muslim-led Charities”. The report can be found at: …

[Read more...] about Report launch: on structural biases and prejudicial policies in CRA audits of Muslim-led charities

The Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS) is excited to introduce you to a new and exciting venture: the Muslims in Canada Data Initiative (MiCDI). MiCDI examines and and develops large-scale data sets, that improve the visibility of Muslims across …

[Read more...] about Announcing the Muslims in Canada Data Initiative (MiCDI)

The Muslims in Canada Archive (MiCA) project was recently featured in the Toronto Star. Moska Rokay (Research Fellow and Project Coordinator for MiCA), and Anver Emon (Director, Institute of Islamic Studies) share insights about the origins of the …

[Read more...] about Muslims in Canada Archives (MiCA) project covered in Toronto Star

We’re very excited to share some updates from the Reading Muslims project, as we develop the project throughout the year ahead. About Reading MuslimsReading Muslims is an interdisciplinary conversation on the role of texts and textuality within …

[Read more...] about Reading Muslims: Launch webinar on Jan 21

A report was recently published by the Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS), led by Dr. Sarah Shah, on the status of health data and research on Canadian Muslims. The paper titled “Canadian Muslim Health Exceptionalism—Community Consultation” is …

[Read more...] about IIS Occasional Paper Series: Canadian Muslim Health Exceptionalism