(AIS1) Combating Islamophobia: Local and Global Connections

This panel invites panelists and attendees into an important, necessary, and timely conversation to address complexities in combating systemic Islamophobia, both locally and globally. Through a moderated discussion, panelists will attempt to untangle the intricate web of Islamophobic structures, practices, and diverse manifestations. In particular, panelists will discuss the operational life of Islamophobia and how our intersectional subject positions are shaped by manifestations of Islamophobia. Combating Islamophobia requires collaboration between academic and community actors; for this reason, this discussion will foreground both local and global organizing efforts in the ongoing struggle against Islamophobia.

The Islamic holiday of Eid-ul-Adha is expected to fall between June 16-18, 2024. For this reason, the sessions organized by the Subcommittee on Islamophobia are taking place on June 20-21, 2024.

This session is co-sponsored by the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) and the Canadian South Asian Studies Association (CSASA).

This session is made possible with the financial support of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Moderator:  Dr. Nadia Hasan, School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at York University

Panelists:

Leila Bdeir, Humanities Department of Vanier College, Canada

Fatemah Anvari, Western Quebec School Board Teacher, Canada

Hawa Y. Mire, HYMIRE Consulting, Canada

Krista Melanie Riley, Pedagogical Advisor, Canada

Tags: Community Engagement, Equality and Inequality, Race and Ethnicity, Religion

Organizers: Ayesha Mian Akram, University of Calgary, Nadiya Ali, Trent University