Énoncés de mission / Mission Statements

– Ihya Productions (October 17, 2002): Mission statement

– Ihya Foundation (November 2, 2004): Mission statement and origin of its name

Origine du nom Ihya / Origin of the Name Ihya

 – Ihya Foundation (November 2, 2004): The name Ihya comes from the title of a work written by Muslim ideologue al-Ghazali [1058-1111] (The work is known in Arabic as ‘Ihya Ulum-ud-Din’ translated by ‘Revival of the Islamic Sciences’.)

 – www.ghazali.org: Table of contents of the work ‘Revival of the Islamic Sciences’

 – Al-Ghazali (Revival of the Islamic Sciences): Excerpts about the status of women 

– Al-Ghazali (Kitab al-Wagiz fi fiqh madhab al-imam al-Safii): How Muslims should behave in armed jihad

 Informations essentielles / Basic Information

– Website: http://www.ihyafoundation.com/ (The website seems non-operational. / Last checked on November 4, 2013)

– Website: http://ihyaproductions.com/ (All original Islamist content has been removed from the website. It has now a new vocation and likely a new owner.)

– 1996 – Ihya Productions (October 17, 2002): Creation of Ihya Productions

– Industry Canada (July 31, 2000): Incorporation of Ihya Productions (CN 3793079 / Industry Canada – Archives PdeB)

– Industry Canada (April 10, 2002): Incorporation of Ihya Foundation (CN 4043031 / Industry Canada – Archives PdeB)

– Hussein Hamdani (September 1, 2003): Ihya Productions described as “an arm of the (Ihya) Foundation” (Web Archive – Archives PdeB)

– Industry Canada (May 6, 2005): Dissolution of Ihya Productions for non-compliance to Canada Business Corporations Act (CN 3793079 / Industry Canada – Archives PdeB)

– Industry Canada (June 5, 2015): IHYA Foundation / Certificate of dissolution / Archive.Today

Articles / Point de Bascule

– Point de Bascule (December 12, 2013): Reviving the Islamic Spirit – In 2003, the launch of the RIS conventions in Toronto was sponsored by an organization tied to Al-Qaida (Ihya Foundation organized the event.)

– Point de Bascule (17 décembre 2013) : Reviving the Islamic Spirit – En 2003, le lancement des conférences RIS de Toronto a été commandité par une organisation liée à Al-Qaïda (Ihya Foundation a organisé l’événement.)

Références par thème / References by Topic

Organisateur des conférences RIS / Organizer of RIS Conventions

– RIS 2003 – icsfp.com (January 4-5, 2003): 1^st RIS Convention was organized by Ihya Foundation and sponsored by terror funding-WAMY (Hussein Hamdani is identified as a Ihya Foundation founding member on two Government of Canada websites.)

– The Muslim Link / Ottawa (February 2003): Report about RIS 2003 (“Saudi based” WAMY’s sponsorship and Ihya Productions’ role in the organization of the event are mentioned.)

– RIS 2007 – Wikileaks (December 18, 2007): Message sent by the US consul in Toronto to the US Department of Homeland Security (The Ihya Foundation is identified as the organizer of the 6^th RIS Convention in Toronto and the five previous ones.)

Références supplémentaires / Additional References

 – Ihya Productions (July 27, 2002): Advertisement for the Umdat al-Salik sharia manual (Web Archive – Archives PdeB)

– Trish Audette (Standard / St. Catharines – December 23, 2004): Hussein Hamdani expresses his support for Islamic arbitration in family matters (Hamdani is described as the [St. Catharines] An-Noor Mosque’s lawyer and the “chairman of the Muslim social justice organization Ihya Foundation.”)

– Toronto Star (July 16, 2005): Interview with Kamran Bhatti (Bhatti is identified as a Ihya Foundation organizer.)

– Abigail Cukier (Canadian Jewish News – February 23, 2006): Arabs, Muslims and Jews dialogue in Hamilton (Participant Hussein Hamdani is identified as founder and chair of the Ihya Foundation.)

– Hussein A. Hamdani, Kamran Bhatti, Nabila F. Munawar (Muslim Presence – December 1, 2008): Muslim Political Participation in Canada (Activities organized by Ihya Foundation in the early 2000s are mentioned.)