Fear, Faith & Freedom: Islam as the Rhetorical Other

Save the dates March 27th & 30th, come join us for Fear, Faith & Freedom: Islam as the Rhetorical Other. The increasingly fear based rhetoric against Muslims in North America and in Europe will be questioned, rejected, analysed and challenged in a series of talks, a panel, photo exhibit and human library event. All events are open to the public. Please come join us learn about someone else’s life and take a stand again discrimination in all its forms.

March 14th-31st  Photo exhibit Québecois, musulmans et après? in the 5C corridor on loan from le Centre justice et foi

March 27th -30th Join the Peace Centre, Muslim Students Association and le Centre justice et foi for Fear, Faith and Freedom: Islam as the Rhetorical Other.

Monday, March 27th: Room 5B.16, please note that both talks will be in French

11:30 – 12:15 Mouloud Idir, Centre  justice et foi, will discuss why this exhibit and why now?

1:00 pm – 2:15 Bochra Manai, Université de Montréal et Université d’Ottawa, « Fabriquer la visibilité (et l’invisibilité) des minorités dans l’espace public »

Thursday, March 30th: Room 3F.43

10:00-11:15 Panel Discussion: Faith & the Rhetoric of the Other

Panelists: Sonia Zylberberg, Religion department; Djemaa Maazouzi, French Department; Diana Rice, Peace Centre; Orenda Boucher-Currotte, First Peoples’ Centre

12:00-2:00 Human Library: Sharing our Lived Experience

Come listen to our diverse group of story-tellers share a piece of their lives and their experiences as Muslims in Canada



Last Modified: August 4, 2021