The Tessellate Institute
The Tessellate Institute is an independent charitable research institute that explores and documents
Our goal is to provide educational projects and programs that highlight Canada’s Muslim heritage. We also publish independent reports and policy papers that advance the public discourse on issues related to Muslims in the wider Canadian society. The word tessellate means to form small blocks into a larger pattern. It was an important feature of Islamic art and architecture, and also signifies the
07/07/2021
Opinion | Volunteering at my mosque should feel safe. Instead, the Muslim community has faced abuse, attacks and death Mosques are supposed to be safe spaces. Canada’s lack of action against Islamophobia has the community afraid, Steven Zhou writes.
18/04/2021
Heads up, our facilitation workshop with Digital Iftars and Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies - SFU starts later today at 3 pm EST! Sign up is still open, so register now if you haven't already done so! https://bit.ly/3x6Hs66
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: #DigitalIftars Facilitation Workshop. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Facilitation Workshop. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
17/04/2021
Our digital facilitation workshop with Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies - SFU and Digital Iftars is tomorrow at 3 pm EST! We'll be setting our intentions for how we can cultivate the iftar time window to foster connection and create a sense of community this Ramadan. Link to register at our event page: Facilitation Workshop
16/04/2021
Check out the toolkit at digitaliftars.ca/toolkit!
14/04/2021
What are some of your Ramadan goals?
What are some of your goals for this Ramadan? Let us know in the comments!
10/04/2021
Get ready! We have an exciting new project planned this Ramadan in collaboration with the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies - SFU! Stay tuned for updates!
28/03/2021
Opinion: It’s critical to ask why, even today, some Canadian Muslim organizations have no female leaders Criticism of the B.C. Muslim Association’s all-male leadership came to a head last summer, when the organization failed to address the criminal conviction of an imam and blocked women from mosques
18/02/2021
Memorial University Black Muslim History in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Conversation with Dr. Afua Cooper
Register Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDTsybbtAkVvl3LMADXnHt1av4ZRNhYPFjyQq1EEdf7BIXKg/viewform