For the third year in a row, the Kingston city council has proclaimed October as Islamic History month. Inaugurated in 2007, Islamic History Month is a nationwide celebration that seeks to share the history, heritage and culture of Muslims with fellow Canadians. This year’s local highlights include two major lectures, a film screening, book discussion, and two panel discussions, in addition to several other events.
The month’s events will begin with a fastathon sponsored by the Queen’s University Muslim Students Association. Visit www.qumsa.net to sign up and for more information.
On October 6th at 7 p.m. the highly acclaimed film “New Muslim Cool” will be screened, followed by a discussion led by Imam Yasin Dwyer. The event will take place in Room A, Stirling Hall, at Queen’s University.
On October 13th at 6:30 p.m., Dr. Dana Olwan will moderate a discussion on Islamophobia in conjunction with Queen’s Coalition Against Racial and Ethnic Discrimination, held in Room 236, John Deutsche Centre at Queen’s University.
On October 14th at 7 p.m., lawyer and activist Khurram Awan will speak on “Restricted Access: The Muslim-Canadian experience with Human Rights and the Maclean's Case.” The talk will be held in the Bioscience Building, Room 1102, at Queen’s University.
On October 21at 7 p.m., Dr. Toby Birch, author of The Final Crash: Addictive Debt and the Deformation of the World Economy (2007), which predicted the current crisis, will speak on “Islamic Finance vs. Recent Global Crises,” also in Bioscience 1102 at Queen’s.
On October 27th, Dr. Adnan Husain will lead a discussion of the award-winning book, How Does it Feel to be a Problem: Being Young and Arab in America by Moustafa Bayoumi, who grew up in Kingston. Copies of the book can be bought at Novel Idea; there are also a few copies available for loan through the Islamic Society of Kingston. The discussion will take place 7-8:30 p.m. in the Delahaye Room at the Kingston-Frontenac Public Library at 130 Johnson street.
In addition, there will be radio broadcasts on CFRC 101.9 on October 12th and October 26th at 4 p.m.
All events are free and open to the public.
Contact: Dr. Mohamed Bayoumi
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or (613) 389 7613.
