Islam is the second largest religious trad ition in Canada\, yet not many people know a lot about it. In this present ation\, drawn from his One God and Two Religions book\, Amir Hussain will talk about basic Muslim beliefs and practices. \;He&rsquo\;ll do that in the context of Canada\, and the changes that the Canadian Muslim commun ity has experienced over the past 50 years. He&rsquo\;ll also discuss some of the issues and prejudices that Canadian Muslims have faced over that t ime.
\nPresenter Bio
\nDr. Amir Hussa in\, Professor of Theological Studies\, Loyola Marymount University\, Los Angeles
\nDr. Amir Hussain\, a Canadian Muslim\, is Profess or of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University\, the Jesuit univ ersity in Los Angeles\, where he teaches courses on Islam\, focusing on co ntemporary Muslim societies in North America. Amir went to school in Oakvi lle\, first at Oakwood public school and then Perdue high school\, before moving to Toronto to attend the University of Toronto. He served as Presid ent of the American Academy of Religion in 2023. The author or editor of s even books and over 60 scholarly articles\, his most recent work is as edi tor-in-chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam in North America\, publis hed this year by OUP. He was an advisor for the television series The Stor y of God with Morgan Freeman and appears regularly on the History Channel in programs like Ancient Aliens\, History&rsquo\;s Greatest Mysteries with Laurence Fishburne\, Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid\, and The UnXplained with William Shatner.
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