CHAPTER 6 ISLAM

INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM:

LESSON #1

Islam in Canada

Islam is among the fastest growing religious groups in Canada

Fewer than half the 650,000 Muslims living in Canada were born here.

Most Canadian Muslims come from India and Pakistan, Arab and Middle Eastern countries, and more than 30 other nations.

Islam in Canada

Most Canadian Muslims live in Urban Centres, such as the Greater Toronto Area and 61% live in Ontario

Being Muslim in Canada is challenging because of how the media has portrayed them and Islam in a negative light since the attacks on the World Trade Center in NYC (2001)

Islam in Canada

Muslims feel the richness, goodness and wisdom in their traditions can contribute to Canadian global culture.

Islam Around the World

There are 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide—only Christianity has more followers.

Muslims come from different parts of the old and have diverse cultural practices

Islamic religion includes Africans from Nigeria, Arabs from Iraq, southern Asians from Pakistan and Indonesia and other ethnic and cultural groups.