Tessellate Institute

Olive Tree Foundation announces grant to support 14 & Muslim Documentary Engagement Initiative

The Olive Tree Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded a grant to support the project, 14 & Muslim Documentary Engagement Initiative in Ottawa. 14 & Muslim is a critically acclaimed CBC documentary that explores what it means to be Muslim in Canada through the eyes of three

Canadian Muslims

Enacting Citizenship in Muslim Communities

In partnership with Emmanuel College, The Tessellate Institute’s annual lecture series #TTILectures presents Enacting Citizenship in Muslim Communities: Lessons Learned from Australian Muslim’s Civic Engagement. Records show that Australia’s Aboriginal communities have had interactions with Muslim travellers as early as the 17th century, pre-dating

Surveys impact narrative about Canadian Muslims

Surveys are powerful vehicles for amplifying the voices of individuals, Dr. Keith Neuman, Executive Director of Environics Institute, told a forum on Tuesday, May 24 held at the Intercultural Dialogue Institute in Toronto. Dr. Neuman was presenting the results of the latest Survey of Muslims in Canada at the forum.

Canadian Muslims

Photo contest aims to capture spirit of Canadian Ramadan

(June 24, 2015) – The Silk Road Institute, in collaboration with the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) and the Tessellate Institute, is inviting Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast to submit photographs that capture the spirit of Ramadan in Canada. The competition’s goal is to showcase how Ramadan is experienced in

Canadian Muslims

Muslim seniors gets funding to promote volunteerism

Project Advisory Committee (March 17, 2014) – The Muslim Seniors Circle of Halton/Peel (MSC) has received funding from the Canadian Federal Government’s New Horizons for Seniors Program to promote volunteerism among seniors and members of other generations. MSC’s project partner is The Tessellate Institute (TTI) with community

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Scarboro Missions interfaith series on Islam

In February, Scarboro Missions invited Muslim leaders to the church to provide an introduction to Islam. The four-evening educational series focused on the Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him), the origins of Islam, the Holy Qur’an, the Five Pillars and Islam as a way of life. Scarboro Missions

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslim youth seeking to engage in society

New study focuses on youth political and civic engagement (June 23, 2011) – Canadian Muslim youth are highly engaged in volunteering in their local communities, and are open to being more involved in the political process, according to a new study from the Tessellate Institute. The study, “A Willingness To

Canadian Muslims

Muslim youth to highlight Olive Tree Foundation's gala

(June 22, 2011) – Muslim youth will be focus of attention at the Olive Tree Foundation’s Gala evening on June 26, 2011. CBC’s well-known broadcast journalist, Muhammad Lila, will keynote the Gala that will include the release of a major study, “Canadian Muslim Youth: Concepts of Political Participation&

Canadian Muslims

Neglected Voices:Young and Muslim in Canada

(April 2, 2011) – The Olive Tree Foundation announced today that it will provide a grant to support the Tessellate Institute and MENTORS in developing a series of short films that profile the experiences of Muslim youth who are at risk of being marginalized. The “Neglected Voices: Young and Muslim

CAM-D

Public foundation recognizes ‘good works’

The Olive Tree Foundation celebrated community development at its Annual Appreciation Brunch on Sunday June 20, 2010. “Successful public foundations that fund community initiatives can lead to community development,” said Muneeb Nasir, President of the Olive Tree Foundation. The event, titled, ‘Leading Community Development’, recognized the Foundation’s contributions

Lifestyle

Olive Tree Foundation to fund study on Muslim youth involvement

(June 20, 2010) – The Olive Tree Foundation has announced that it will fund a study by the Tessellate Institute (TTI) on “Canadian Muslim Youth: Concepts of Political Participation.” TTI’s project will be conducted in the context of growing governmental and community concern over the ‘radicalization’ of Canadian Muslim

Katherine Bullock

Tessellate Institute - Canadian Mosques assist Muslims integrate into Canada

(June 9, 2010) – Canadian government agencies should recognise the role Mosques are playing in providing services to the community and integrating Muslims into Canadian society, according to the Tessellate Institute (TTI) in a recently released policy brief. The brief, authored by Dr. Katherine Bullock, recommends ‘that Canadian governmental agencies,

IDRF

Virtual History of Toronto’s First Mosque – a great resource says Minister of Education

(November 10, 2009) – The online archive and virtual museum of Toronto’s first mosque will be a great educational resource said Kathleen Wynne, Ontario’s Minister of Education. Minister Wynne was speaking earlier today at the launch of Mosqueone.com, an oral history project of the Dundas Street Mosque, the

Kathy Bullock

Olive Tree Foundation ‘distinguishes itself in a quiet and unassuming way’

Dr. Kathy Bullock, Director of the Tessellate Institute (July 29, 2009) – “The Olive Tree Foundation has distinguished itself, in a quiet and unassuming way, for being one of the most important and forward thinking organisations established in Canada,” Dr. Kathy Bullock told the audience at the Annual Appreciation Brunch

Katherine Bullock

Muslim History Project to be Unveiled at Olive Tree Foundation’s Event

(July 16, 2009) – The Olive Tree Foundation has announced that Dr. Katherine Bullock will deliver the keynote address at its Annual Appreciation Brunch on Sunday, July 26. The event will be held at the Delta Markham Hotel, 50 East Valhalla Drive, Markham, Ontario, starting at 11 am. Dr. Bullock

International Development and Relief Foundation

Olive Tree Foundation Announces Grant to Tessellate Institute

(June 10, 2009) – Olive Tree Foundation has announced that it will provide a grant to support the Tessellate Institute in developing oral histories of the first mosque in Toronto. “The Olive Tree Foundation is very pleased to be able fund this inaugural project of the Tessellate Institute,” said