This video, celebrating the establishment of the Edmonton Council of Muslim Communities Chair in Islamic Studies at the University of Alberta, was shown at the official announcement on January 17, 2006. 

It explores what this chair means to Muslims and the wider community in Edmonton and Canada, in terms of the diversity of traditions, cultures and interpretations within Islam.  It does this in the context of Muslim settlement in Edmonton and the history of Islamic civilizations.  Read more about this initiative

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Written, Produced & Edited by Aleem Karmali 
Narrator - Sofia Lakhani
Qur'anic Recitation - Imran Moloo 
Interviews with Dr. Earle Waugh, Larry Shaben & Nashir Karmali
Music Provided by Dr. Michael Frishkopf, Steven Byrne & Dr. Ashraf El-Assaly
                              Karim Gillani & Ensemble
Photographs Provided by Richard Awid, Nurdin Dhanani, Asmena Jadavjee, Carmen Jarrah, Faisal Karmali, Jasmin Mamani, Anil & Jehan Mawani, Iqbal Nurmohamed, Waleed Schoman, Karim Thomas, ArchNet, Ismaili Canada & Ilm, ECMC, University of Alberta

© 2006 Crescent Productions