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Over the decades, Muslims at UU直播 have had an impactful, yet not-so-famous influence and contributions within the UU直播 community. They have existed as intellectual figures within the Institute of Islamic Studies at the University, prominent staff members, influential students, and distinguished alumni. On Wednesday, January 27th from 6:00 - 7:30 PM (EST), come and join Muslim Awareness Week in collaboration with many on-campus groups to get a taste of the History of Muslims at UU直播.

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Moderator: Irfan Tahiri

Speakers: Ehab Lotayef, Mohamed Shaheen, and Amal Elsana-Alh'jooj

Panelist Biographies:

Ehab Lotayef is a Canadian IT Manager, poet, writer and community activist, of Egyptian origin. Ehab has been working at UU直播, as an IT manager, since 1999. Ehab is deeply involved in social and community work, including campaigns against the sanctions and war on Iraq, opposing the blockade of Gaza and advocating for Native Rights. Over the years he served on the boards of Egyptian Canadian Coalition for Democracy (Pres.), Muslim Council of Montreal, Muslim Schools of Montreal, the Canadian Arab Federation (V.P.), Fair Vote Canada and is currently serving on the Board of Governors of UU直播 and Montreal City Mission. As a poet and writer, Ehab published a bilingual poetry collection: "To Love a Palestinian Woman" (TSAR 2010) and the CBC produced his play "Crossing Gibraltar" in 2006. Ehab also served on the boards of Teesri Duniya Theatre and CKUT Radio and is currently serving on the board of the Quebec Writers federation.

Mohamed Shaheen completed his Bachelor鈥檚 degree at Dalhousie University, Halifax, before moving to Montreal to complete his Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering at UU直播. Mohamed has been involved over the past decade in several community organizations, where his focus has been on civic engagement, advocacy, cross-cultural exchange, and civil liberties. He was part of the Muslim Students Association at UU直播. In 2013, he founded the Silk Road Institute and served as the organization鈥檚 Founding Executive Director. He now serves as the organization鈥檚 Chair of the Board of Directors. Additionally, he continues to advise several Montreal-based organizations. His writings have appeared in the Globe and Mail and the Montreal Gazette, and he has been featured on CBC Radio One.

Dr. Amal Elsana Alh'jooj is the Executive Director of the UU直播 ICAN. Amal has 20 years of experience working as an activist focusing on Minority and women鈥檚 rights in Palestine/Israel. She is a founder of AJEEC and a past co-executive director of AJEEC-NISPED. She earned her BA in social work at BGU in Israel/Palestine and her MA in community organizing at UU直播 in Canada. Upon her return from Canada, Amal worked to implement innovative methods of changing the stable but inherently unjust equilibrium characterizing the Palestinian national minority in Israeli state and the Bedouin of the Negev. Through her Ph.D.at UU直播, Amal explored the tensions, problems, limits, inherent in Social-change Service Organizations/Community organizations. The title of her dissertation was 鈥淢anaging the Tensions Facing Indigenous Minority Social Change Service Organizations that Combine Service Provision and Advocacy鈥�. Currently, Amal is a postdoctoral fellow at Women and Public Policy Program at Kennedy School, Harvard University.