Dr. Hamid Slimi is a Canadian Imam and Scholar, a Community developer and a religious leader of Islam in Canada. He has been serving as an Imam, Chaplain, Lecturer, Counselor and Educator in different mosques (masjid in Arabic) and Islamic centers and Educational Institutions in Canada for over 13 years. He is currently the Chairman of the Canadian Council of Imams[1], member of the Fiqh Council and several Federal and Provincial Multi-Faith councils. He is also the founder and executive director of the Faith of Life Network[2], the Imam and resident scholar of Sayeda Khadija Centre in the Greater Toronto Area, lecturer at the Islamic Institute of Toronto and also a host and producer of Faith of Life TV shows and documentaries as well as the publisher of Faith of Life Magazine.
Dr. Hamid Slimi is specialized in Islamic studies and Law as well as Comparative World Religions. He holds two Masters degrees with High Honors in Islamic Sciences and Comparative Religion from Morocco and the United States of America respectively and has also earned his Ph.D. in Islamic Law / Jurisprudence from the United Kingdom.
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Dr. Slimi is notable for being considered as a candidate to play a role in Canadian Guantanamo captive/detainee Omar Khadr's rehabilitation, if and when he returns to Canada.[3] Khadr's attorney, Lieutenant Commander William C. Kuebler, suggested Slimi draft a "religious rehabilitation" program, to prepare for Khadr's return.
Kuebler describes Slimi as a "bridge-builder". In 2008, Slimi became "the first Muslim to address Toronto's Neighbourhood Interfaith Group".[3]
Dr. Hamid Slimi's work and contributions extend beyond the Muslim community as he always carries a humanistic and universal approach in his message whether on TV[4] or on the pulpit. One of the writings he is known for is his book "Terrorism: An Islamic Perspective" which he wrote before the events of Sept 11, 2001. The book elucidates the phenomenon of terrorism from a traditional perspective by examining the authoritative texts in the Islamic law. In 2009, Dr. Slimi was featured by Georgetown University as one of the 500 Most influential Muslims in the World.
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