The role of Student Affairs Liaison for Muslim Students is key to ensuring that 海角社区 students who self-identify as Muslim are supported in a timely and effective way, and in a way that is centered on their success and wellness.

Farah Chouayakh, Student Affairs Liaison for Muslim Students

Email: farah.chouayakh [at] mcgill.ca (farah[dot]chouayakh[at]mcgill[dot]ca) 

Don鈥檛 hesitate to reach out to Farah. She is there to:

  • Listen to Muslim students and refer them towards the appropriate resources so that they feel better equipped to succeed and flourish.
  • Foster a climate where Muslim students feel heard, seen, supported, empowered, and celebrated.
  • Create opportunities for building a sense of community and spaces that feel safe, nourishing, and inspiring for Muslim students.
  • Raise awareness about Islamophobia and increase the 海角社区 community鈥檚 understanding of Islam and Muslim identities.
Prayer space on campus and beyond 

Muslim Student Association's list of

Information from 海角社区 Office for Religious and Spiritual Life's on Religious Practice on and Around Campus

Food and groceries on campus and beyond

Halal food at 海角社区

Muslim Student Association's Halal food recommendations:

Off-campus resources for Muslims, by Muslims

Mental health and wellbring

Book an appointment with the Muslim Chaplain at  

Well-being, mental health and counselling services at

A free, confidential mental health helpline at

A wide range of Muslim therapists are available at  

Find Muslim Therapists and Psychologists in Quebec via

Coaching services at the

Sexual health counselling for Muslims via  

Naturopathic, homeopathic, nutritional, and holistic hikma somatic trauma counselling at

Free, confidential phone support for Muslim women at

Confidential and culturally competent psycho-social support for women experiencing abuse at the  

Family law resources for Muslim women from the

Islamophobia and discrimination

National Council of Canadian Muslim's

with the National Council of Canadian Muslims 

Free, confidential, and supportive counselling services for Muslim women and youth who have experienced religious, racial or culture-based violence via the

Support and advocacy for Canadian Muslims who have experienced anti-Muslim discrimination or hate crimes via the

Reporting incidents of racism, Islamophobia, or xenophobia via the Coalition of Muslim Women of Kitchener-Waterloo's tool

 

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Event poster with photo of male speaker, drawing of Islamic architecture in the background and text about event details

Muslim Awareness Week Lecture 

Professor Adnan A. Husain will present a lecture on Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism in the Crusader Society: From Medieval Mediterranean to Modern Global Histories. Professor Husain will examine the shared histories of Islamophobia and antisemitism as species of religious exclusion, bigotry, and violence in Latin Christendom and will suggest that the dynamics of medieval persecution have had lasting consequences for the interrelated questions of Islamophobia and antisemitism. 

Date: January 28, 2026

Time: 4:30-6:00pm, followed by a networking session from 6:00 to 7:30pm

Location: Tanna Schulich Hall, 527 Sherbrooke Street West

If you are feeling distressed or are concerned about someone you know and you would like to connect to a case manager for support, please email deanofstudents [at] mcgill.ca (deanofstudents[at]mcgill[dot]ca).

If you or someone else are in immediate danger, please call 911.