ASA
Asian Student Association
Central Asia
East Asia
North Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Southwest Asia
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Central Asia (consist of five former Soviet Socialist Republics: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan; in a wider view, Xinjiang of western China, Mongolia, Afghanistan, and northern Pakistan are included)
East Asia (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Tibet, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, and South Korea)
North Asia (Asian part of Russia and consists of three federal districts of Russia: Ural, Siberian, and the Far Eastern)
South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka)
Southeast Asia (Southeast Asia is often split into two parts: Mainland Southeast Asia, comprising Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam; and Maritime Southeast Asia, which includes Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, East Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. China has historically influenced the region more than India, most notably through the large Chinese populations in many of the countries of the region)
Southwest Asia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, most of Turkey, and part of Egypt)
Film
- National Film Board playlist: Asian Communities in Canada
- CBC GEM: Asian Heritage Month: A collection of documentaries, films and shows that honour the rich culture of Asian Canadians.
- Iron Road: The story of Iron Road presents an ideal opportunity to educate young people about the history of the Chinese community in Canada, the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the cultural diversity of our nation
- A Passage Beyond Fortune: An homage to the culturally significant but buried history of Chinese-Canadian communities in Moose Jaw
Heritage Minutes: The following four-minute-long films provide a sample of Heritage Minutes that touch upon Asian heritage in the Canadian context.
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MSA
Muslim Student Association |
Videos
- Science & Islam, Parts 1-3. (BBC, 2009)
- An Islamic History of Europe (BBC, 2009)
- What the Ancients Did for US: Islamic Civilization (BBC, 2005)
- When the Moors Ruled in Europe (Acorn Media, 2005)
- The Story of Maths: The Genius of the Easy (BBC, 2008)
- Art of Spain: The Moorish South (BBC, 2008)
- The Man Who Walked Across the World – Part 1, 2, and 3 (BBC, 2007)
- Hidden Civilization: Paradise Found (BBC, ND)
- The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu (BCC, 2010)
Books
Islam & The Prophet Muhammad
- Event Recording | ‘Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires’ by Prof. Juan Cole (Noor Cultural Centre, January 19, 2019)
- Islam Explained: A Short Introduction to History, Teachings, and Culture (2020)
- Islam – A Short History, by Karen Armstrong (Modern Library, 2002)
- Muhammad: A Prophet of Our Time, by Karen Armstrong (Harperone, 2007)
- The Story of the Qur’an – Its History and Place in Muslim Life, by Ingrid Mattson (Blackwell Publishing, 2008)
- Major Themes of the Qur’an, by Fazlur Rahman (Bibliotheca Islamica, 1989)
- The Qur’an: A User’s Guide, by Farid Esack (Oneworld, 2005)
- Hadith: Muhammad’s Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World, by Jonathan A C Brown (Oneworld, 2009)
- And God Alone Knows the Soldiers: The Authoritative and Authoritarian in Islamic Discourse, by Khaled Abou El Fadl (University Press of America, 2011)
- Animals in the Qur’an, by Sarra Tlili (Cambridge University Press, 2012)
Additional Resources
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- El-Tawhid Juma Circle Gender-equal, LGBT-affirming mosque.
- Ismaili Queers: Advocates for Pluralism International group with large representation in Toronto. Contact
- Salaam Canada: Salaam Canada is a volunteer-run national organization dedicated to creating space for people who identify as both Muslim and queer and trans.
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- “this article …. confront[s] the implicit way Black Muslims are often regarded as fringe associates rather than inherent fellows.”
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- “it has become apparent that simple and naïve binaries, such as reason vs. revelation, rationalist vs. scripturalist, Golden Age vs. Dark Ages, and philosopher vs. mulla, must simply be discarded”
- “when I started, I thought there may be thirty to forty women, but as the study progressed, the accounts of female scholars kept growing and growing, until eventually there were no less than 8,000 biographical accounts to be found. Such vast numbers truly testify to the huge role that women have played in the preservation and development of Islamic learning since the time of the blessed Prophet Muhammad.”
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