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Imams and Politics Canada 2017

Engage in relevant discussions on social, political, and economic issues affecting Muslims in Canada. Learn terminology, media influence, and foster community unity. Explore recommended resources for informed debates.

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Imams and Politics Canada 2017

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  1. Imams and PoliticsCanada 2017 Ideas and suggestionsVocabulary to connect with your audienceRelevancy and achieving community goals

  2. About myself AMJA reference • +10 years of community work • MSA, Muslim Youth Director, 7 organizations • Graduate studies candidate • Certificate in Arabic • Studied/studying with local Imams • Academia/work: business, education, social sciences • Youth work – earning their respect, mentoring them • Current affairs analysis • Activism, press releases, conferences, debates/media • Open to feedback, 1-to-1 beneficial discussions

  3. What’s on the menu? • 1. Why you may want to / need to speak about current affairs (social, political, economic issues) • 2. The Institution of Corporate Media • 3. Terminology: speaking about and/or debating domestic policies (CT policy/agencies) • 4. The big picture: balance, unity, and community mobilization • 5. Specific resources from well-known speakers and organizations that aren’t time consuming

  4. Why? • Youth, Relevancy, Respect, Mobilization • At the end of the day, Muslims in Canada are influenced by the media, by policies and intuitions at work and school, and by social ideologies. • Imagine if someone wants to learn prayer, but isn’t aware of the effect their friends are having on them.

  5. The Corporate Media • Independent Media VS Corporate Media • Sensationalism and Saturation • Rarely beyond headlines • Influenced by a narrative (not objective) • Recommendation of Dr. YasirQadhi (No Doubt)

  6. Post 9/11 Terminology & Debate • Thinking twice about terminology regurgitated by the mainstream media (i.e. Islamic terror) • Soft and hard policies of security agencies, tactics, history, relationship with military • “Engagement” or Engagement?– Advice of the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) and CAIR – community dignity

  7. Resources • Nouman Ali Khan – Religion & Science (secularism) • Dr. YasirQadhi – No Doubt Course (online + notes) • The Muslim Debate Initiative & Abdullah Al-Andalusi • MuslimMatters, 5 Pillars, and Islam21C • Documentaries: Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land , Manufacturing Consent, Why We Fight • Dr. ArunKundnani (YouTube), The Secret Trial 5, CAGE UK, GIMC Australia, CAIR USA, Glenn Greenwald in Ottawa (YouTube), Is Radicalizaton Real (Islam21C)

  8. Resources 2 • Dawah Courses are also very impactful and helpful for debate training, being media savvy – GORAP and Shahadah in 10 minutesRead for vocab: Daniel Haqiqatjou, Abdullah Al-Andalusi, Dr. Jonathan Brown, Khalid Baig, ZahirMahmood, Letmeturnthetables.com, ICRAA.org, Call-to-Monotheism.com, Dr. Haitham – Modernism (Living Islam Series), HamzaTzortzis on Liberlism - A Note on Understanding Islam:Liberalism’s Origins & the Superimposition of a Specific European Experience.

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