Collaborators

Franz Volker GreifenhagenThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

franzVolkerGreifenhagenFranz Volker Greifenhagen studied the Hebrew Bible and Islam at Duke University, graduating with a PhD in 1998. Since 1994, he has taught religious studies at Luther College at the University of Regina where he presently serves as dean.

He has co-authored a textbook on the Hebrew Bible, An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: A Thematic Approach, and published and presented academic papers on the stories of Joseph and Noah, and other biblical figures, found both in the Bible and Qur’an, and on modern Muslim discourses about authenticity and covering.  

He teaches in Luther College’s Interdisciplinary Studies Program; he received an Inspiring Teacher Award in 2002; and has supervised both honours and graduate students. He regularly shares his scholarship with church and community groups.

His past research focused on the construction of ethnicity in the Hebrew Bible, on biblical-qur’anic intertextuality, and on contemporary Islam in North America.

As collaborator, Franz Volker Greifenhagen will, together with A. Brenda Anderson, also oversee research in the area of intra-religious and interreligious diversity.

Selected publications

2013.  A Comparison of Genesis 22 to the Qur’an. In Global Perspectives on the Bible, eds. Mark Roncace and Joseph Weaver. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 30-32.

2013.  The Annunciation to Mary in the Qur’an. In Global Perspectives on the Bible, eds. Mark Roncace and Joseph Weaver. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 312-314.

2013.  A Comparison of Jesus’ Miracles in the Qur’an and the Gospels. In Global Perspectives on the Bible, eds. Mark Roncace and Joseph Weaver. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 267-270.

With A. Brenda Anderson. 2013.  Covering Up on the Prairies: Gender, Muslim Identity and Security Perceptions in Canada.  In Islamic Fashion in Europe, eds. Emma Tarlo and Annelies Moors. London:  Bloomsbury, 55-72.

2010.  Scripture Wars: Contemporary Polemical Discourses of Bible versus Qur’an on the Internet.  Comparative Islamic Studies, 6.1/2: 23-65.

2010.  On the Way to Muslim-Christian Understanding: ‘Little Mosque on the Prairie’ and Modern Convivencia; Isaac Reads (with) Ishmael: the Bible and the Qur’an; The Augustana Distinguished Lectures, October 2009. Camrose, Alberta: The Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life.

2009.  The qamīṣ  in Sūrat Yūsuf: A Prolegomenon to the Material Culture of Garments in the Formative Islamic Period. Journal of Qur’anic Studies11.2: 72-92.

2004.  North American Islamic Feminist Interpretations: The Case of Surah 4:34, with a Comparison to Christian Feminist Interpretations.  Studies in Religion / Sciences Religieuses, 33.1: 51-70.

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Rachad AntoniusThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

rachadAntoniusRachad Antonius has studied Sociology (Ph.D., UQAM) and Mathematics (M.Sc., University of Manitoba). He is currently Professor in the Department of Sociology and Co-director of the Chair for Research in Immigration, Ethnicity and Citizenship (CRIEC), both at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).

His past research has focused broadly, on the one hand, on quantitative methods in social research and, on the other hand, on contemporary Arab societies, on State/Civil Society relations and on rural Egyptian communities. He has worked with NGOs on development in the Arab world, and has been a consultant for the UN, UNICEF, and other international and Canadian agencies. 

His more recent research has focused on Muslim and Arab minorities in Canada and in Quebec and on the process of interaction with the society, on their representation in the Media, on ethnic relations in Quebec, on racism and discrimination, and the measure of inequalities. He has also worked on the political conflicts in the Middle East and on the Arab revolts

He has been a regular commentator of local and international current affairs in the print and electronic Media. He is an active resource person in solidarity circles. He is also affiliated with the Interuniversity Consortium for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (ICAMES/CIÉAMO) and the Réseau francophone de recherche sur les opérations de paix (ROP)

As Collaborator, Rachad Antonius will provide expertise on methodological issues of the project and issues of Muslim minorities in Canada and Quebec.

Selected publications

2013.  A Mediated Relationship: Media Representations of Arabs and Muslims as a Political Process.  In Targeted Transnationals: The State, the Media, and Arab Canadians, eds. Jenna Hennebry and Bessma Momani. Vancouver: University of British Columbia, 110-128.

With Micheline Labelle and François Rocher. 2013.  Multiculturalism and Discrimination in Canada and Quebec: The Case of Arabs and Muslims.  In Targeted Transnationals: The State, the Media, and Arab Canadians eds. Jenna Hennebry and Bessma Momani. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 89-109.

2012.  La polarisation du discours sur l’islam en occident: éléments d’analyse.  In  La communauté politique en question: regards croisés sur l’immigration, la citoyenneté, la diversité et le pouvoir, eds. Micheline Labelle, Jocelyne Couture and Frank W. Remiggi. Quebec: Presses de l’Université du Québec, 145-169.

With Micheline Labelle and François Rocher. 2009.  Immigration, diversité et sécurité: les associations arabo-musulmanes face à l’État au Canada et au Québec. Québec: Presses de l’Université du Québec.

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