In honour of Islam Awareness Week
When: January 24th, 2022 @ 5:30 PM Where: Online (Link Provided Upon Registration) Cost: FREE
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In honour of Islam Awareness Week, the Muslim Students' Association, will be hosting an introduction to Islam and Islamic religious practices workshop, in partnership with Jannat Firdous, from the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM).
This workshop will cover the basic tenets of faith as well as challenges and prevalent stereotypes about Islam and Muslims. Muslim Student’s Association will also share practical tools for allyship and bystander intervention.
This is a great introduction for people who will be working with Muslims or are interested in learning more about Muslims.
Meet Jannat Firdous
Jannat Firdous is NCCM’s Education Coordinator. She has previously worked as a teacher for Syrian Refugee Students within the Niagara school board and on advocating for women’s educational success as an assistant coordinator at the YWCA Hamilton. Jannat has a range of experiences in education programs, including in experiential learning, administration, and community programs.
Jannat is passionate about human rights, equity, and inclusion. She is committed to creating safe learning spaces for all students, and equipping them with the tools to identify and push back against systemic inequalities that affect their quality of learning.
She graduated from Brock University with an honours degree in English and is currently completing her final year of teacher’s college. During her time at university, she served as President of Brock Muslim Students’ Association and as Vice President of Brock East African Students’ Association.
Sheridan Student Union is committed to providing accommodations for our virtual events to everyone. If you require any additional support please feel free to contact danny.connelly@sheridancollege.ca.
