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Student Affairs Liaisons for Muslim and Jewish Students

Student Affairs Liaison for Muslim Students

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This role is key to ensuring that Â鶹AV students who self-identify as Muslim are supported and that their concerns and needs are communicated with Â鶹AV’s senior leadership in a manner that is clear, timely, effective, and centered on their success and wellness.

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Farah Chouayakh

Â鶹AV’s Muslim Student Affairs Liaison

Email:Ìýfarah.chouayakh [at] mcgill.caÌý

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Don’t hesitate to reach out to Farah, she is there to

  • Listen to Muslim students and ensure that their needs and interests are communicated to the University and addressed in a timely and effective manner.
  • Refer Muslim students 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.
  • Make the numerous invisible barriers and unique challenges facing Muslim students on campus more visible and collaborate in the process of dismantling them.
  • Raise awareness about Islamophobia and increase the Â鶹AV community’s understanding of Islam and Muslim identities.

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Prayer Space on campus and beyond

Food and Groceries on campus and beyond

·Halal food at Â鶹AV Halal | Food and Dining Services - Â鶹AV

·MSA student Halal food collective recommendations document:

Off-campus Resources by Muslims for Muslims

Book an appointment with the Muslim Chaplain

Well-being, mental health and counselling services

A free, confidential mental health helpline

A wide range of Muslim therapists

Coaching services

: BIPOC (including Muslim) mental health practitioners

Sexual health counselling for Muslims

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

Free, confidential phone support for Muslim women

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

Family law resources for Muslim women

/ Reporting Islamophobia

: mobile application called IMIRT – Islamophobia-Motivated Incident Reporting Tool

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

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

Support for victims of racism, Islamophobia, or xenophobia

For more resources, download the Muslim Student Toolkit


Â鶹AV is on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous Peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. Â鶹AV honours, recognizes and respects these nations as the traditional stewards of the lands and waters on which we are located. For information about some of the Indigenous initiatives at Â鶹AV please visit the website for theÌýOffice of Indigenous Initiatives.Ìý


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