Dr. Nadia Hasan is an assistant professor in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. She is an anti-racist, transnational feminist, and critical secularism studies scholar and activist. Her research and activism focus on systemic racism and Islamophobia in legal, administrative, and discursive regimes and their relation to Muslim life.

Her focus on feminist and anti-racist research brought her to work in the human rights non-profit sector where she led major public advocacy campaigns against Islamophobia in Canada and directed research initiatives in partnership with academic institutions that are grounded in community organizing against racism, hate and discrimination.

Dr. Hasan co-authored the ground-breaking SSHRC-funded report on systemic Islamophobia at the Canada Revenue Agency, Under Layered Suspicion: A Review of CRA Audits of Muslim-led Charities. Her current project examines how Muslim women navigate the compounding impact of Bill 21 on employability in the context of COVID-19 lockdowns. She is also co-director of a SSHRC-funded project, "Uncovering Systemic Islamophobia in Canada" in partnership with the Institute of Islamic Studies at UofT. Her article, “Muslim Model Minorities and the Politics of Diasporic Piety,” engages with epistemic questions in feminist studies to develop a framework for analyzing diasporic religious praxis. Her research has also looked at gender and nationalism in Pakistan and Pakistani diasporas.

Dr. Hasan is a frequent media commentator on issues related to Islamophobia and has appeared on CBC, CTV, Global News, CityNews, The Toronto Star, and The Globe and Mail, amongst other outlets.

Research Interests

Current Courses

Term	Course Number	Section	Title	Type
Winter 2024	GS/GFWS6915 3.0	M	Islamophobia and Gender	SEMR
Fall/Winter 2023	AP/GWST1501 9.0	B	Introduction to Gender & Women's Studies	ONLN

Dr. Nadia Hasan is an assistant professor in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. She is an anti-racist, transnational feminist, and critical secularism studies scholar and activist. Her research and activism focus on systemic racism and Islamophobia in legal, administrative, and discursive regimes and their relation to Muslim life.

Her focus on feminist and anti-racist research brought her to work in the human rights non-profit sector where she led major public advocacy campaigns against Islamophobia in Canada and directed research initiatives in partnership with academic institutions that are grounded in community organizing against racism, hate and discrimination.

Dr. Hasan co-authored the ground-breaking SSHRC-funded report on systemic Islamophobia at the Canada Revenue Agency, Under Layered Suspicion: A Review of CRA Audits of Muslim-led Charities. Her current project examines how Muslim women navigate the compounding impact of Bill 21 on employability in the context of COVID-19 lockdowns. She is also co-director of a SSHRC-funded project, "Uncovering Systemic Islamophobia in Canada" in partnership with the Institute of Islamic Studies at UofT. Her article, “Muslim Model Minorities and the Politics of Diasporic Piety,” engages with epistemic questions in feminist studies to develop a framework for analyzing diasporic religious praxis. Her research has also looked at gender and nationalism in Pakistan and Pakistani diasporas.

Dr. Hasan is a frequent media commentator on issues related to Islamophobia and has appeared on CBC, CTV, Global News, CityNews, The Toronto Star, and The Globe and Mail, amongst other outlets.

Degrees

PhD in Political Science, York University
MA in Political Science, York University
BA in International Relations and Economics, University of Toronto

Appointments

Faculty of Graduate Studies

Professional Leadership

2018-2023 Chief Operating Officer, National Council of Canadian Muslims

Community Contributions

Advisor, National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
Board member, Canadian Mental Health Association Peel-Dufferin (CMHA)

Research Interests

Current Courses

Term	Course Number	Section	Title	Type
Winter 2024	GS/GFWS6915 3.0	M	Islamophobia and Gender	SEMR
Fall/Winter 2023	AP/GWST1501 9.0	B	Introduction to Gender & Women's Studies	ONLN