TORONTO MUSLIMS CONVENTION

TORONTO MUSLIMS CONVENTION

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July 21, 2022

An estimated 17,000 Muslims from across Canada and the U.S. will attend the three-day event in downtown Toronto to hear scholars, including Yusuf Islam, formerly known as singer Cat Stevens, discuss how the Muslim faith melds with the Western world. The Reviving the Islamic Spirit (RIS) convention, in its eight year, was first launched following the 9/11 terrorist attacks to help Muslims find a voice in a changing North America. Lectures include a discussion on how Islamic life in the Western world will evolve the balance between science and religion and the social implications of domestic violence.

Hamza Yusuf, founder of America’s first Muslim college, and Prof. Tariq Ramadan, an Oxford professor named by Time as one of the world’s 100 most influential people, are among the keynote speakers. Hundreds of attendees were lining up as early as 10:30 morning. By noon, they were streaming into the convention centre, checking out start times for the first lectures and perusing the floor of a marketplace set up in the convention hall.