The IIS, in collaboration with the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), the Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association (CMLA) and Downtown Legal Services (DLS) has launched its support hotline for UofT students approached by CSIS or other Canadian national security agent seeking information or an interview. While CSIS and other national security agencies have an important role to play in our society, University students also need to know their rights as they learn and develop their own civic sensibility as student leaders and community participants.
For more information on the hotline, click here.
For CBC’s coverage of the hotline, click here.
The Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS), in partnership with Islamic Relief Canada (IRC) are excited to launch a new data report titled: Canadian Muslim Demographics, Socioeconomics, Social Attitudes, and Experiential Outcomes. The report offers a data analysis of the makeup of Canadian Muslim communities and how they are evolving over time. BackgroundIn 2023, IRC approached […]
October 31, 2025
Date Posted: 10/10/2025Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & ScienceDepartment: Institute of Islamic StudiesCampus: St. George (Downtown Toronto) 1. Islamic Studies after Gaza The Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS) at the University of Toronto invites applications for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Islamic Studies focused on the question of what it means to study “Islam” after Gaza. The successful candidate will […]
October 10, 2025
Location: JHB 100 | Time: 3 pm to 5 pm | Date: October 1, 2025Event Type: On-siteReception to FollowRegister HereOpen to the Public: Registration Required Panelists:Hadeel Abu Hussein (University of Toronto)Sultan Doughan (Goldsmiths University of London)Anver M. Emon (University of Toronto)Nahed Samour (Radboud University) Moderation:Schirin Amir-Moazami (Freie Universität Berlin)Amira Mittermaier (University of Toronto) Co-sponsorsSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of CanadaInstitute of Islamic […]
September 19, 2025