Activism as an Islamic Duty: Understanding Current Affairs and Participating in Policy Change

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Silah reported: ‘Ammar ibn Yasir, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever has three qualities has completed the faith: a sense of fairness in yourself, spending in charity despite difficult circumstances, and offering peace to the world.”
Source: Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 30440

To offer peace to the world is to uphold justice. To offer peace to the world is to understand the forces in play. To offer peace to the world is to engage with it, in its entirety, with the goal of creating an equitable global reality for one and all. All culminating in fulfilling our duty as Khulafa on Earth, and thus completing our faith.

This session will focus on the importance of educating and activating our community on key issues that impact our community. It will look at the key policy issues that are impacting Canadians every day beyond the headlines, and the importance of proactive policy advocacy.

Ahmed El-Emam