RIS est une assemblée annuelle organisée par des activistes proches des Frères Musulmans mettant en vedette des conférenciers islamistes. Elle se déroule à Toronto depuis 2003 dans le temps de Noël.
RIS is an annual convention organized by activists close to the Muslim Brotherhood featuring Islamist speakers. It takes place in Toronto since 2003 at Christmas time.
Sites internet / Websites
http://www.revivingtheislamicspirit.com/
Profils / Profiles
– Wikipedia: Reviving the Islamic Spirit
– CBC News (June 9, 2006): Some Islamic conferences radicalizing youth: critics
Articles / Point de Bascule
– Point de Bascule (5 décembre 2012) : Justin Trudeau invité d’honneur d’Islamic Relief à Toronto
– 98,5 FM Montréal (6 décembre 2012) : AUDIO Le directeur de Point de Bascule interviewé par Benoît Dutrizac sur la participation de Justin Trudeau à un rallye islamiste à Toronto
– Point de Bascule (December 6, 2012): Justin Trudeau keynote speaker for Islamic Relief in Toronto
– CJAD 800 AM Montreal (December 10, 2012): AUDIO Dan Delmar interviews Point de Bascule director Marc Lebuis about Trudeau’s participation at the Islamist convention in Toronto
– Point de Bascule (10 décembre 2012) : Le collecteur de fonds du Hamas, IRFAN Canada, commandite à son tour l’assemblée islamiste de Toronto
– Point de Bascule (December 12, 2012): Hamas’ fund collector, IRFAN Canada, is added to the list of sponsors for the Islamist convention in Toronto
– Point de Bascule (December 15, 2012): Anti-sharia Muslim personalities condemn Justin Trudeau’s participation at the Islamist conference in Toronto
– Point de Bascule (16 décembre 2012): VIDÉO Justin Trudeau fuit une journaliste de SUN News pour ne pas répondre à des questions sur sa participation à l’assemblée islamiste de Toronto
– Point de Bascule (December 16, 2012): VIDEO Justin Trudeau runs away from a SUN News journalist to avoid answering questions about his participation at the Toronto Islamist convention
– Point de Bascule (December 16, 2012): IRFAN-Canada withdraws its sponsorship of the Reviving the Islamic Spirit convention
– Point de Bascule (December 21, 2012): CAIR-CAN condemns Point de Bascule and uses John Ralston Saul as a poster boy to legitimize the Islamist agenda
– Point de Bascule (25 décembre 2012) : Des musulmans anti-charia soulignent l’ironie d’un Justin Trudeau prônant le vivre-ensemble dans une assemblée islamiste où les femmes ont été mises à l’écart
– 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 (WAMY sponsored 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 (WAMY a commandité l’événement.)
– Point de Bascule (January 8, 2014): Tariq Ramadan asks for PM Erdogan’s resignation at RIS 2013 in Toronto and finds himself on the defensive after Turkish media report the news
– Point de Bascule (13 janvier 2014) : Tariq Ramadan demande la démission du PM Erdogan à RIS 2013 à Toronto et se retrouve sur la défensive après que les médias turcs rapportent la nouvelle
– Point de Bascule (March 7, 2014): Omar Kalair, founder of UM Financial – Past sponsor of the Islamist RIS convention wanted by the RCMP for sharia banking fraud
– Point de Bascule (January 6, 2015): RIS 2014 – Sponsor, speakers (announced and cancelled), and performers
– Point de Bascule (January 13, 2015): Muslim scholar Hamza Yusuf at RIS 2014 Islamist convention in Toronto: “When you are powerless, non-violence is the best way to approach your enemies.”
– Point de Bascule (December 28, 2015): RIS 2015 – Sponsors and speakers
– Point de Bascule (January 7, 2016): Large Trudeau government delegation at the #RIS2015 convention featuring proponents of sharia and Islamic supremacism + Other highlights of the convention
– Point de Bascule (January 4, 2017): #RIS2016 – Sponsors and speakers
– Point de Bascule (January 5, 2017): #RIS2016 – Large Trudeau government delegation + Controversy around Hamza Yusuf’s remarks about Black Lives Matter
Références / References
RIS 2003 Convention
January 4- 5, 2003
Theme: Reviving the Islamic Spirit
– RIS website (December 2012): List of speakers at the RIS 2003 convention
– icsfp.com (January 4-5, 2003): Pictures of the 2nd Conference organized by the International Committee for Support of the Final Prophet (This 2nd ICSFP conference is now presented by the Islamist leadership in Canada as the first Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention to be organized in Toronto. All references to ICSFP or terror-funding World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) as sponsors of the event have now been eliminated from RIS “official history.”)
– nusrah.com (November 1-2, 2002): 1st Conference organized by the International Committee for Support of the Final Prophet (This conference was held in London UK. The next ICSFP conference was organized in Toronto in 2003 and is now referred to as the first RIS conference.)
– nusrah.com (March 22-23, 2006): 4th Conference organized by the International Committee for Support of the Final Prophet (This conference was held in Manama, Bahrain. The 2nd ICSFP conference was held in Toronto in 2003 and is now referred to as the first RIS conference.)
– 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.)
– Universal Message newsletter (International Committee for Support of the Final Prophet – February 2003): The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia was among the speakers at the January 2003 RIS Convention in Toronto
– nusrah.com: Opening speech by the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia at the RIS 2003 Convention
RIS January 2004 Convention
January 2-4, 2004
Theme: Changing our Condition
– Neco Cockburn (Toronto Star – January 3, 2004): RIS January 2004 – RCMP Commissioner Zaccardelli and Toronto Mayor Miller talk security with Munir el-Kassem, leader of Libyan terror-funding WICS; Toronto Police Chief Fantino speaks at another session
– Daniel Pipes (WorldNetDaily.com – January 7, 2004): Canadian Islamists host [William W. Baker,] a neo-Nazi (Toronto mayor David Miller, Toronto police chief Julian Fantino and RCMP commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli are also identified as speakers at the RIS January 2004 convention.)
– Daniel Pipes (WorldNetDaily.com – 7 janvier 2004) : Les islamistes canadiens accueillent un néo-nazi (Le maire de Toronto David Miller, le chef de police de Toronto Julian Fantino et le commissaire de la GRC Giuliano Zaccardelli sont également identifiés comme conférenciers à l’assemblée RIS de janvier 2004.)
– Daniel Pipes (January 8, 2008): More Ties between Islamists and Neo-Nazis
– Stan Brin (Orange County Weekly – January 22, 2004): From Nazis to Schuller to Arabs / Neo-Nazi William Baker has been invited to speak by numerous MB-linked organizations including Reviving the Islamic Spirit (Archived on JihadWatch)
RIS December 2004 Convention
December 24-26, 2004
Theme: Legacy of the Prophet
– RIS Canada (December 2004): VIDEO Announcement of the convention
– RIS Trailer (December 2004): List of speakers at the 2004 Reviving the Islamic Spirit convention
– Sharon Boase (The Spectator / Hamilton – December 2, 2004): Hussein Hamdani identified as a RIS “key organizer”
– Colin Freeze and Aparita Bhandari (The Globe and Mail – December 22, 2004): Imam issues fatwa against RIS conference (Tariq Abdelhaleem, director of the Dar Al-Arqam Islamic Centre in Mississauga, “declares that organizers have no knowledge of the Islamic sharia [law] and its aims, and the conference is just a façade serving to promote bida, which roughly translates as ‘innovation,’ among Muslims.”)
– Daniel Pipes (December 30, 2004): “A Room Full of American Muslim Citizens”
– Daniel Pipes (New York Post – April 26, 2005): American Border Secrets
– Daniel Pipes (New York Post – 26 avril 2005) : Les secrets des frontières américaines
RIS 2005 Convention
December 23-26, 2005
Theme: Islamic Civilization
– RIS Multimedia: VIDEO RIS Canada 2006 Trailer / Archives PdeB (The trailer is made of excerpts taken from the 2005 RIS convention. This can be confirmed by the mention of ‘Convention 2005’ on the lectern (at 00:53 in the video) and by a sign featuring the theme of the 2005 convention (‘Islamic civilization’ at 03:15 in the video.)
– islamicboard.com (December 27, 2005): Announcement of the convention and a list of participants
– Muslim Link (January 2006): TORONTO RIS IV – 2005
– Scaramouche (May 16, 2013): Rabbi Baruch Fryman-Kohl who condemned 2013 Pamela Geller’s speech in York (Ontario) was a speaker at RIS 2005 (also on Atlasshrugs)
RIS 2006 Convention
December 22-24, 2006
Theme: The Neglected Sunnah: Patience in the Face of Rejection
– RIS Multimedia: VIDEO RIS Canada 2006 Preview / Archives PdeB
– FreeMuse.org (January 7, 2007): Danish hip hop trio Outlandish perform at 2006 RIS convention (Archived on GMBDR)
RIS 2007 Convention
December 28-30, 2007
Theme: Family Matters: The Basis of a Civil Society
– CAIR-CAN (December 14, 2007): CAIR-CAN at RIS, Dec 28-30, Toronto
– Wikileaks (December 18, 2007): Message sent by the US consul in Toronto to the US Department of Homeland Security
RIS 2008 Convention
December 26-28, 2008
Theme: Answering the Call of God’s Messenger: Setting Prophetic Priorities for Muslims in the West
– Muneeb Nasir (IslamOnLine – December 23, 2008): Islam Revival in Canada / Archive.Today
– Nadir Shirazi / RIS (Market Wired – December 25, 2008): A Muslim Christmas (Press release by the organizers) / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– GMBDR (December 29, 2008): Largest Muslim Conference In Canada Features Muslim Brotherhood Speakers
RIS 2009 Convention
December 25-27, 2009
Theme: SOS: Saving the Ship of Humanity
– RIS Convention (December 25-27, 2009): IRFAN-Canada, a gold sponsor of the event / Archive.Today
– Toronto Star (December 26, 2009): Reviving the spirit of Islam (Archived on JihadWatch)
– GMBDR (December 29, 2009): 8th Annual Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention Features Muslim Brotherhood Leaders
RIS 2010 Convention
December 24-26, 2010
Theme: Rules for the Road of Life: Reviving the 10 Commandments in the Modern World
– GMBDR (December 20, 2010): 2010 Reviving The Islamic Spirit Conference Claims Record Attendance
RIS 2011 Convention
December 23-25, 2011
Theme: Control, Chaos or Community: Three Ways, One World, Our Choice
– Salma Ataullahjan (Senate of Canada – December 2011): Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan and Conservative MP John Carmichael attended the RIS 2011 convention
– Terry Davidson (Toronto Sun – December 23, 2011): Controversial Islamic conference set for Toronto this weekend
– SUN News (December 23, 2011): VIDEO Controversial Islamic conference set for Toronto this weekend
– GMBDR (December 27, 2011): 2011 “Reviving The Islamic Spirit Conference” Once Again Claims Record Attendance
RIS 2012 Convention
December 21-23, 2012
Theme: Divine Light for Living Right: Prophetic Guidance in the Midst of Modern Darkness
– RIS website (December 2012): RIS 2012 – Final list of speakers
– RIS website (December 2012): Justin Trudeau’s bio posted on the RIS 2012 convention website
– RIS website (December 2012): John Ralston Saul’s bio posted on the RIS 2012 convention website
– Canadian Institute of Islamic Civilization (December 2012): The CIIC announces that it will be present at RIS 2012 (The CIIC’s director Chiheb Battikh was arrested for kidnapping on December 19, 2012, two days before the beginning of RIS 2012)
– SUN News (December 11, 2012): VIDEO Trudeau reviving the extremist spirit? (Michael Coren and Tarek Fatah talk about Trudeau’s participation at the Toronto’s Islamist convention)
– Andy Blatchford (The Canadian Press / National Post – December 11, 2012): Justin Trudeau brushes aside criticism about speech at Islamic conference after allegations of links to Hamas (Online Edition)
Aside from the National Post, many other mainstream Canadian news organizations have published this CP article, including the Ottawa Citizen, the Winnipeg Free Press, the Leader Post (Regina), the Times Colonist (Victoria), the Montreal Gazette, the Edmonton Journal, Global, the CBC and many more.
– RIS (Facebook – December 11, 2012): Islamist convention organizers announce that Justin Trudeau is still committed to speak at their event
– The Canadian Press / The Globe and Mail (December 12, 2012): VIDEO Justin Trudeau brushes off criticism over Islamic convention
– Jewish Defense League (December 11, 2012): Announcement of a protest against the Justin Trudeau’s speech at radical Islamic conference (via BlazingCatFur)
– Tarek Fatah (Toronto Sun – December 12, 2012): ‘Islamic Spirit’ event features Justin Trudeau – And if he is asked to speak, here is what he could say (Internet version)
– Beryl Wajsman (The Suburban – December 12, 2012): Justin Trudeau to address Islamic revival Conference
– Stewart Bell (National Post – December 12, 2012): Justin Trudeau defends his decision to attend Islamic conference sponsored by organization linked to Hamas (Online Edition)
– Frank Dimant (B’nai Brith Canada – December 12, 2012): Press release asking Justin Trudeau to reconsider his decision to attend the Reviving the Islamic Spirit convention in Toronto (via BlazingCatFur)
– Salma Siddiqui (Muslim Canadian Congress – December 12, 2012): MCC president challenges Justin Trudeau to defend an Egyptian blogger jailed on blasphemy charges
– CAIR-Canada (December 12, 2012): CAIR-CAN condemns Point de Bascule “for slandering conference participants and guests”
– CFRA 580 AM Ottawa (December 13, 2012): AUDIO David B. Harris explains the background of many Islamists who were invited at previous Reviving the Islamic Spirit conventions
– Toronto Sun (December 13, 2012): EDITORIAL – Trudeau needs to grow a backbone (Online Edition)
– Abubakar Kasim (December 13, 2012): Shame on Anti-Muslims for Criticizing Trudeau
– FiveFeetofFury.com (December 13, 2012): Is HuffPo’s Abubakar Kasim still a ticketing agent at Toronto’s Pearson Airport?
– Radio-Canada (13 décembre 2012) : VIDÉO Justin Trudeau ira à un congrès sur l’islam malgré les critiques
– GMBDR (December 13, 2012): Canadian Politician Defends Decision To Appear At Conference Sponsored By Hamas Funding Charity
– SUN News (December 13, 2012): VIDEO Pandering to extremists (Brian Lilley and Mark Dunn talk about Justin Trudeau’s participation at the Toronto’s Islamist convention. Tariq Ramadan’s call for an Islamic colonization of the US is broadcast.)
– SUN News (December 13, 2012): VIDEO Justin Trudeau runs away from Sun News
– SUN News (December 13, 2012): VIDEO Trudeau’s controversial Islamic conference speech
– Jessica Hume (Agence QMI / Journal de Montréal – 13 décembre 2012) : Justin Trudeau – Présence à un rassemblement musulman critiquée (Version internet)
– Jessica Hume (Toronto Sun – 14 décembre 2012) : «Justin Trudeau devrait répondre à ceux qui critiquent la conférence islamique», a déclaré Marc Garneau, candidat au leadership du Parti Libéral (Version internet)
– SUN News (December 14, 2012): VIDEO Why did Justin Trudeau avoid Sun News’ questions? (Brigitte Pellerin and Alex Pierson talk about Justin Trudeau’s participation at the Toronto’s Islamist convention)
– Scaramouche (December 14, 2012): CAIR-CAN Defends Islamist Confab, Condemns Bloggers Who Exposed It
– IQRA.ca (December 15, 2012): IRFAN-Canada withdraws sponsorship of RIS 2012 Islamist convention
– GMBDR (December 16, 2012): Hamas Funding Charity Withdraws as Sponsor of Canadian Conference
– Presse canadienne / Le Devoir (17 décembre 2012) : Conférence islamique – Les critiques envers Justin Trudeau ont raison d’un commanditaire
– SUN News (December 17, 2012): VIDEO IRFAN-Canada withdraws from Islamic event
– SUN News (December 18, 2012): VIDEO Trudeau treading where he shouldn’t
– SUN News (December 18, 2012): VIDEO Justin Trudeau’s big mistake (Michael Coren and David B. Harris talk about Justin Trudeau’s participation at the Toronto’s Islamist convention)
– Blogwrath.com (December 18, 2012): Justin Trudeau as a Tool of Muslim Fanaticism
– Tarek Fatah (Toronto Sun – December 18, 2012): Trudeau has a choice (Internet version)
EXCERPT:
But it (CAIR-CAN) saved its harshest criticism for the Quebec-based blog, Point-de-Bascule, for exposing the work of Islamists in Canada.
Labelling Pointe-de-Bascule (sic) as having an “Islamophobic bias”, CAIR-Can accused the group of taking “aim at Muslims using misinformation to foster fear and suspicion.”
Again, not true. Pointe de Bascule (sic) has organized two conferences in Montreal featuring Muslim speakers.
– Tarek Fatah (Toronto Sun – 18 décembre 2012) : Justin Trudeau doit choisir son camp (Version internet – Traduction française de Poste de Veille)
EXTRAIT :
CAIR-Can a toutefois réservé ses critiques les plus acerbes pour le blogue québécois Point de Bascule qui expose les activités des islamistes au Canada. CAIR-Can reproche à Point de Bascule d’entretenir des «préjugés islamophobes». CAIR-Can l’accuse de «cibler les musulmans en recourant à la désinformation pour semer la peur et la suspicion». Encore une fois : c’est faux. Point de Bascule a organisé deux conférences à Montréal avec des orateurs musulmans.
– CAIR-CAN (December 18, 2012): CAIR-CAN asks Liberal leadership candidate Marc Garneau to explain himself regarding his refusal to attend the RIS convention
– Marc Garneau (December 18, 2012): Response to CAIR-CAN
– CAIR-CAN (December 19, 2012): CAIR-CAN welcomes Liberal leadership candidate Marc Garneau’s answer to its questions
– Beryl Wajsman (The Suburban – December 19, 2012): Swift and broad reaction to Trudeau appearance at Islamic Revival
– David B. Harris (Investigative Project on Terrorism) – December 20, 2012): Guest Column: Justin Trudeau’s Islamist Revival
– David B. Harris (The Huffington Post – December 21, 2012): Trudeau’s Bad Company at the Islamic Convention / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– GMBDR (December 21, 2012): Annual Canadian Convention Features Usual Lineup Of Global Muslim Brotherhood Leaders
– Sikander Hashmi (Twitter – December 21, 2012): Kingston imam Sikander Hashmi estimates that RIS conventions generate $500,000 yearly profit
– Justin.ca (22 décembre 2012) : Discours prononcé par Justin Trudeau à l’assemblée islamiste RIS 2012 de Toronto
– Justin.ca (December 22, 2012): Justin Trudeau’s speech at the Islamist RIS 2012 convention in Toronto
– Presse Canadienne / La Presse (22 décembre 2012): Justin Trudeau défie les critiques de sa participation à une conférence islamique
– Robert Sibley (Ottawa Citizen – December 22, 2012): Justin Trudeau’s Islamist promotion
– OnIslam.net (December 22, 2012): Toronto’s RIS Breaks New Records (Day 1)
– Mohammad Fadel (Twitter – December 22, 2012): Mohammad Fadel Approves and Relays Trudeau’s RIS 2012 Speech
– Omar Alghabra (Twitter – December 22, 2012): Omar Alghabra’s Messages on Twitter Regarding Justin Trudeau’s Presence at the RIS 2012 Islamist Convention
– Maryam Shaw (Toronto Sun – December 22, 2012): Justin Trudeau addresses controversial Muslim conference in Toronto (Internet version)
– SUN News (December 23, 2012): VIDEO Justin Trudeau speaks to radical conference? (Interview with David B. Harris)
– Brigitte Pellerin (Toronto Sun – December 23, 2012): Justin Trudeau’s Wilfrid Laurier reference at Islamic conference half right: Expert
– Brigitte Pellerin (Toronto Sun – 23 décembre 2012) : Brian Lee Crowley : «L’esprit de Wilfrid Laurier aurait dû amener Justin Trudeau à s’éloigner des islamistes»
– SUN News (December 24, 2012): VIDEO Trudeau’s Stance on Islam (Brigitte Pellerin joins Brian Dunstan and explains why the reference to Wilfrid Laurier made by Justin Trudeau in his speech at the RIS 2012 convention is invalid)
– SUN News (December 24, 2012): VIDEO Justin’s speech (Brian Dunstan and Beryl Wajsman discuss Justin Trudeau’s comments at the RIS 2012 convention this past weekend)
RIS 2013 Convention
December 27-29, 2013
Theme: Changing Our Condition: Rekindling the Light of Faith
– IQRA.ca (November 4, 2013): RIS launches 12th Annual Convention
– RIS website (December 19, 2013): RIS 2013 – List of speakers and sponsors
– Halal Foodie (December 21, 2013): What to Expect at Reviving the Islamic Spirit Conference (RIS) / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– HTO (Twitter – December 23, 2013): What to Expect at Reviving the Islamic Spirit Conference (RIS): Halal Foodie / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– 20 minutes (26 décembre 2013) : Les autorités canadiennes interdisent à un porte-parole du Conseil islamique suisse d’assister à la conférence Reviving the Islamic Spirit de Toronto
– 20 Minuten (26 décembre 2013) : Das sollte der Schweiz eine Warnung sein (Ça devrait servir d’avertissement à la Suisse)
– 20 minutes (29 décembre 2013) : Qassim Illi a pu se rendre à Toronto
– Tariq Ramadan (RIS 2013 – December 27-29, 2013): VIDEO “We are not here to be accepted. We are here to change the society.”
– Tariq Ramadan (RIS 2013 – 27-29 décembre 2013) : VIDÉO «Nous ne sommes pas ici pour être acceptés. Nous sommes ici pour changer la société.»
RIS 2014 Convention
December 26-28, 2014
Theme: He Came To Teach You Your Religion: Prophetic Answers to Angelic Questions
– Tariq Ramadan (Twitter – 9 août 2014) : Tariq Ramadan cite Ibn Sina (Avicenne) quelques heures avant de s’en prendre à ISNA et RIS / WebArchive – Archive.Today (“Notre malheur est que nous vivons avec des gens qui pensent que Dieu n’a guidé personne d’autre qu’eux.”)
– Tariq Ramadan (Twitter – August 9, 2014): Tariq Ramadan announces a text explaining why he will not attend ISNA and RIS conventions in 2014 / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– Tariq Ramadan (TariqRamadan.com – August 10, 2014): Why I will not attend the ISNA (August 2014) and RIS (December 2014) conferences / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– Tariq Ramadan (TariqRamadan.com – 12 août 2014) : Pourquoi je ne participerai pas à ISNA, à Détroit (août 2014) et à RIS, à Toronto (Décembre 2014) / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– Tariq Ramadan (The Islamic Monthly – August 14, 2014): Scholars speaking at ISNA and RIS conventions must clarify their positions regarding Arab dictatorships / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– Sherman Abdal Hakim Jackson (Facebook – August 9, 2014): A Letter & Response to Dr Tariq Ramadan / Archive.Today (Jackson asked Tariq Ramadan to reconsider his decision. Jackson himself was scheduled to speak at RIS 2014 in October 2014, but his name disappeared from the December 2014 program of the event.)
– Mohamed Magid (ISNA.net – August 12, 2014): ISNA President’s Letter to the American Muslim Community / WebArchive – Archive.Today (Answer to Tariq Ramadan after he made public his decision not to attend the August 2014 ISNA convention
– Kyle Shideler (Breitbart – August 13, 2014): Muslim Brotherhood Scion Chastises Hamas-Linked Group over Dinner with Obama
– GMBDW (August 13, 2014): Washing Dirty Laundry in Public, Tariq Ramadan Picks a Fight with ISNA
– Hazan Azad (Al Jazeera – September 2, 2014) Tariq Ramadan and the reconfiguration of Islamic authority on Web 2.0 / WebArchive – Archive.Today (“Tariq Ramadan’s recent article Why I will not attend the ISNA and RIS conferences has caused a considerable amount of consternation as well as self-reflection within American Muslim circles.”)
– Nazim Baksh (NazimBaksh.ca – September 8, 2014): Tariq Ramadan and Western Muslim Discourse – Elevating Politics above Faith / WebArchive – Archive.Today (Excerpt: “Dr. Ramadan is demanding ISNA’s leadership condemn ‘policies’ that does not exist. And even if they were to sharpen their swords of condemnation for every real or perceived transgression they’re likely to discover the cut is much deeper in Muslim majority states including Qatar which has given Dr. Ramadan millions of dollars to elaborate on the topic of Islamic ethics.” / Nazim Baksh is a leader of the Ihya Foundation that launched the RIS convention in 2003.)
– RIS 2014 (October 17, 2014): List of announced speakers
– RIS 2014 (Youtube – November 29, 2014): List of announced speakers / WebArchive
– RIS 2014 (December 26, 2014): List of announced speakers / WebArchive
– GMBDW (January 5, 2015): 2014 Reviving The Islamic Spirit Convention; Has Anything Changed?
RIS 2015 Convention
December 25-27, 2015
Theme: Alliance of Virtue
– Stephen Spencer Davis (Toronto Star – December 23, 2015): Toronto convention to focus on true message of Islam / WebArchive – Archive.Today
Faisal Kutty on RIS 2015: “They have genuine leaders who are informed, who understand the modern world, who understand Islam and try to educate the youth about . . . what Islam stands for. […] It’s an extremely important event.”
– CBC News (December 24, 2015): Thousands of Muslims gather in Toronto this weekend for Reviving the Islamic Spirit conference / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– Justin Trudeau (December 26, 2015): Video message to the RIS 2015 convention / Transcript
– RIS Organizers (Twitter – December 26, 2015): Thanks to Justin Trudeau for his video message to the convention / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– Jonathan D. Halevi (CIJ News – December 29, 2015): Trudeau: Reviving the Islamic Spirit convention exemplifies “our shared beliefs” / Archive.Today
RIS 2016 Convention
December 23-25, 2016
Theme: The Promise of God: Conditions for Renewal
– Abdullah Hakim Quick (Facebook – December 24, 2016): Stop blaming Black People and Native People for their weak family structure or drug addiction / WebArchive
“Muslim leaders in the Americas who do not recognize the systematic subjugation and continued suppression of Black people in the West and do not speak clearly against the organized racism that is raising its head today should step down and keep their mouths shut!!! […] [I]n their cowardice and [they] should stop blaming Black People and Native People for their weak family structure or drug addiction. Stop victimizing the victims.”
– Rabwah (December 25, 2016): AUDIO U.S. Muslim cleric Hamza Yusuf calls Trump ‘a servant of God’ during racist rant against Black Lives Matter / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– 5 Pillars (UK / December 25, 2016): Hamza Yusuf stokes controversy with comments about Black Lives Matter and political Islam / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– Faisal Kutty (Facebook – December 25, 2016): The @risconvention @hamzayusuf controversy on the #blacklivesmatter and the #MuslimBrotherhood / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– Abdullah Hakim Quick (Facebook – December 25, 2016): Call for Operational Unity / WebArchive
“The recent controversy surrounding ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Racism’ at the RIS Convention in Toronto has raised up a lot of emotions. […] As for Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, I have known him personally and found him to be a person with a sincere heart, a brilliant mind and a [sic] excellent practice of Islam. Sometimes when people are put in positions that they are not suited for, they say and do things that are hurtful and misunderstood. […] Shaykh Hamza made a clear apology and ‘I accept it’ (full stop).”
– Dalit Halevi (Arutz Sheva – December 26, 2016}: Trudeau praises Canada’s Muslim community / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Patheos – December 26, 2016}: Dear Non-Black Muslims: Your Silence is Not Peaceful / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans (Islamicate – December 26, 2016): Discussing Controversy: Hamza Yusuf at RIS / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– Konhaber (December 26, 2016): İslam Ruhunun Dirilişi Konferansı / WebArchive – Archive.Today (Title in Turkish: Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention / Speaker Recep Senturk from the Fatih Sultan Mehmet University alluded to the conquest of Constantinople [Istanbul] in his speech.)
– Ilana Shneider (CIJ News – December 26, 2016): “Reviving the Islamic Spirit” hosted group calling for destruction of Israel / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– Nazim Baksh (January 1, 2017): Scholar vs Journalist – Avoid Tripping over Live Wires / WebArchive – Archive.Today (Reactions to the Hamza Yusuf controversy at RIS 2016. Nazim Baksh was a director of the IHYA Foundation that organized the first RIS convention in 2003.)
– Jonathan D. Halevi (CIJ News – January 2, 2017): Muslim leader [Hamza Yusuf] admits anti-Semitism, racism rife within Muslim communities / Archive.Today
RIS 2017 Convention
December 22-24, 2017
Theme:
– RIS (Twitter – December 16, 2017): Provincial leaders of 3 major political parties confirmed to speak at RIS 2017 / WebArchive – Archive.Today (Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne, NDP Leader Andrea Howarth and Conservative Leader Patrick Brown)
