The Amazing Muslim Legacy in the Far West (The Americas)

🎯 Course Objectives:

The Far West Crescent is another transformative journey through Islamic History. This course brings light to the little-known stories of Muslims in Europe and the Americas. From the fall of Muslim Granada (Spain) to forced migrations to the Mediterranean region and the Americas. Islam in the Far West: Pre Columbus presence of Muslims in the Americas. Muslim presence during the European invasion of the Americas. African Muslims during the Trans-Atlantic slave period: Scholars and resistance. Muslim resistance and survival in the 19th century Indentured labour period. The shocking presence of Muslims in Latin America and Soth America. The rise of Islam among the indigenous Latino population of the Americas Islam and the African in the Americas: resistance and hope.
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Instructor(s)

Instructor Bio:

Dr Abdullah Hakim Quick is a historian, social activist and religious leader of African and Native American descent. He has travelled to over 58 countries doing research and delivering lectures to various communities. His qualification in Islamic Studies comes from a BA from the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia and his history background is shaped by an MA and PhD from the History Department of the University of Toronto, Canada. Shaikh Abdullah is currently a senior instructor at the Islamic Institute of Toronto.

Abdullah Hakim Quick

Senior Instructor