We’re excited to share with you a new article from the Reading Muslims project.
This entry – written by Jeffrey G. Reitz and co-authors Patrick Simon and Emily Laxer – outlines the findings from a comparative study on Canada’s and France’s effectiveness in integrating their Muslim minorities.
The study questioned the narrative of Canada’s presumed success in integrating large numbers of immigrants by examining both countries’ policies on immigration, integration, labour market participation, etc. The results show similar experiences among Canada’s and France’s Muslim minorities across a range of metrics.
This article ‘Does Diversity Discourse Matter in the Integration of Muslim Minorities?‘ – surveys the authors multi-article studies that call into question how Canadian narratives of immigrant inclusion and integration fall short.
Postdoctoral Fellow Sana Patel was recently featured on The Scope (BritishMuslimTV) alongside Leila Bdeir to discuss Islamophobia in Canada. Sana explained that Canada has a long history of Islamophobia which includes American influence. She also described the ways in which online spaces allow Islamophobia to prevail due to their unregulated characteristics. You can view the full episode at: […]
February 12, 2023
We’re excited to share with you a new article from the Reading Muslims project. This entry – written by Jeffrey G. Reitz and co-authors Patrick Simon and Emily Laxer – outlines the findings from a comparative study on Canada’s and France’s effectiveness in integrating their Muslim minorities. The study questioned the narrative of Canada’s presumed […]
February 3, 2023
The Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS) is hiring for two positions: Business Officer & Administrative, Outreach and Communications Assistant to the Director. Given the expanding scope and operations, the IIS is bringing on more staff to enhance and support its various projects and work. We encourage anyone interested in working at the IIS to carefully […]
January 30, 2023