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Jeewan recently completed his thesis defence for his Masters degree in Education at York University, Toronto, Canada. Entitled: The Jihad in Me: A Reflective Journey on the role of Islamic Epsitemology as a guiding framework for student engagement and teacher resistance in a post Sept 11th world.
The thesis was nominated for a Faculty of Graduate Studies award. It was intended to explore the place of Muslim teachers in public education and whether or not for Muslims who held to their religious beliefs could truly create an inclusive teaching environment. Furthermore, whether or not Islamic epistemology could enrich the fabric of public education is explored. The following is a brief description of the research:
The events of September 11th led to questions amongst Muslims and non-Muslims about the beliefs and place of Muslims in secular North America. Could Muslims who reject the dichotomy of sacred-as-individual and secular-as-public live in a secular society? The Jihad in Me is a reflective account that explores the need for a multi-centric approach to public education. It investigates the role Islamic epistemology and explores how this can allow the development of a social justice based, inclusive pedagogy. Understanding of Islam’s central tenet of Tawhid – Oneness, the sacred implications of teaching and learning ilm/knowledge and the understanding of teacher as Mu’allim/giver of knowledge and Murabbi/mentor can provide a framework for Muslim teachers to create meaningful learning spaces within public education where the lived experiences that exist within our global village can be accounted for without the need to re-frame values and beliefs within the language of the dominant hegemonic discourse.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 24 August 2009 )
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