Islamic Studies

Question 1

When was the formation of Canada

Answer 1

1867

Question 2

In the period following the end if WW2 after ‘45, what did Canada do

Answer 2

There was a growing understanding for more knowledge to be learnt about the non-Westen part of the world

Question 3

When was the formation of the state of Israel

Answer 3

1948

Question 4

When and What was the first step to create a program of Islamic scholarship in Canada?

Answer 4

The founding of the institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University in 1951

Question 5

Who founded the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University

Answer 5

Wilfred Smith 1916-2000

Question 6

What was Wilfred Smith doing in India during the 2nd WW?

Answer 6

Teaching missionary Christian schools and pursuing his own academic inquiries which resulted in his first book “Modern Islam in India”

Question 7

What framework provided the basis for Wilfred Smiths study?

Answer 7

The Marxist Perspective

Question 8

What University did Wilfred Smith complete his Doctorate at?

Answer 8

Princeton University

Question 9

In 1949, Wilfred Smith became a professor at McGill University for what faculty?

Answer 9

The faculty of Divinity

Question 10

Why did W. Smith determine that the institute of Islamic studies should be joint with Muslim-Western enterprise?

Answer 10

To interpret Muslim civilizations in a manner compatible with Western critical university tradition

Question 11

The library of the Institute of of Islamic Studies at McGill university has how many volumes in the field of Islamic Scholarship in NA?

Answer 11

80,000 volumes

Question 12

Who was the first chair of the Department of Islamic Studies at McGill university, and why was this department established

Answer 12

Aziz Ahmad, as a response to the global and economic changes in the Middle East after WW2 and Canada’s peace keeping efforts in the region

Question 13

The program of Islamic studies at McGill university resembled to the studies of what Universities?

Answer 13

The resemblance of oriental studies in British Universities

Question 14

Who is the leaderthe department of Islamic studies at University of Alberta, and since when?

Answer 14

Baha Abu-Laban since the 1970’s

Question 15

Who founded the department of Islamic studies at the University of Winnipeg?

Answer 15

Paul Bramadat

Question 16

Where does Paul Bramadat teach now, and what does he teach?

Answer 16

He runs the centre for religious and cultural studies at the university of Victoria, BC

Question 17

At what time were there principal advances in Islamic studies at all major Canadian universities?

Answer 17

1970’s-90’s

Question 18

Since when has Muslims lived in Canada?

Answer 18

Since the 1880’s

Question 19

Why have Quebec Universities struggled to create viable program for Islamic studies?

Answer 19

Because if financial issues

Question 20

Which countries universities did the gov. Of Quebec encourage the exchange and desire to Foster relations with?

Answer 20

Maghrib countries (Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco) and the former French colonies in west Africa (Mali, Senegal, among others).

Question 21

The university of Quebec made efforts to setup a program of Arab studies for what reason?

Answer 21

To serve the needs of Canadian businessmen and their intentions to improve economic relations with Arab Countries. (Program is now closed)

Question 22

Who is the chair of the institute of Islamic Studies at the university of Toronto, and what did he specialize in?

Answer 22

Scholar Abdie Kazemipur, he specialized in researching socio-economic experiences of immigrants from Muslim majority countries, to Canada.

Question 23

What book did scholar Abdie Kazemipur write?

Answer 23

“The Muslim Question In Canada: a Story of Segmented Integration” issued in 2014

Question 24

Who is the driving intellectual force of the institute of Islamic Studies at the University of Toronto?

Answer 24

Amelie Barras

Question 25

What major event in North America cause the growth of interdisciplinary scholarship of Muslims in the West?

Answer 25

9/11

Question 26

What case became the object of policy debates bringing topics of Islamaphobia and anti-muslim racism into 2015 federal elections?

Answer 26

The case if Zunera Ishaq, who won a federal court of appeal decision allowing her to wear a niqab one a Canadian citizenship ceremony

Question 27

The war in Syria has become a game changer to intensify what anti-Muslim narratives in Canadian media?

Answer 27

The Securitization as an accepted research framework in Canadian Islamic studies

Question 28

Funding decisions In Islamic studies in Canada have been mostly oriented towards what framework?

Answer 28

Securitization

Question 29

Besides securitization, what other two topics are given priority in Islamic studies in Canada?

Answer 29

Women and gender in Islam, and integration of Muslims in canada

Question 30

What several factors have resulted in the growth of academic literature in Islamic Studies in Canada?

Answer 30

-Shariah debates in Ontario 2004-06;
-Bill 94 in Quebec in 2010 to van face coverings in public institutions;
-The Arab Spring 2011;
-The eat in Syria 2014-17

Question 31

What are some common issues and challenges in Islamic scholarship in Canada?

Answer 31

-Low awareness of Islam;
-Islamic stereotypes among Canadians
-Increase if immigration especially in the last 30 years, since ‘90’s
-Canada-Saudi Arabian program intended to diversify Saudi economy, opening up Canadian opportunity for suppliers of goods and services “Vision 2030”