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experience
Northern
Virginia Community College, Sterling,
Virginia
Adjunct Professor/Director, Arabic and Islamic Studies, January 2003 – Present
Johns Hopkins
University, Washington,
DC
Adjunct Professor, Arabic Studies, September 2003 – Present
Cordoba
University, Ashburn,
Virginia
Adjunct Professor, Quranic Studies and Woman and Family Studies, January 2004 – Present
Quranic Studies:
§ Explore the depth of the Quran in the Islamic paradigm.
§ Learn about the nature of the Quran, and its universal message.
§ Learn how to deal with the Quran as a source of knowledge, a source of legislation, a book of worship, and a book of stewardship.
§ Identify and discover the tools of an authentic methodology that enable the reader to understand the traditional science of Fiqh, Hadith, and Sirah through Qur’an.
§ Identify the structural characteristics of the Quran; its coherence, syntactical integrity, and the relationship between its verses and chapters.
§ Propose a comprehensive model for well-understanding of Islamic Sciences.
Woman and Family Studies:
Wesley Theological
Seminary, Washington,
DC
Adjunct Professor, Islam: History & Traditions 2007- Present
Washington
National Cathedral, Washington,
DC
Lecturer, Islamic Studies, September 2006 – Present
Fiqh Council of
North America, Falls Church,
VA
Karamah: Muslim
Women Lawyers for Human
Rights, Washington,
DC
Lecturer, Summer Leadership Program, July 2004 – Present
Faith Trust
Institute/ Peaceful families
project, Sterling,
Virginia
Researcher/Trainer/Author,
Islamic Family Law, September 2004 – Present
FAITH: The
Foundation for Appropriate &
Immediate Temporary Help,
Herndon, Virginia
Researcher/Board member, Islamic Studies, January 2004- Present
All Dulles Area Muslim Society, Herndon, Virginia
Teacher, Arabic, Quran, and Islamic Studies, 1992-Present
International
Institute of Islamic Thought, Herndon,
Virginia
Researcher, Islam, Woman, and Middle
Eastern
Research, January 2000 – April 2003
Loudoun County
Public Schools, Leesburg,
Virginia
Substitute
Teacher, Elementary
School Substitute, September 1996-2003
Fairfax county
public schools, Fairfax,
Virginia
Substitute
Teacher, Elementary
School Substitute, September 1994-1997
education
international
islamic university of malaysia, Kula
Lumpur, Malaysia
Ph.D Candidate, Islamic Studies/Fiqh/ Usul al Fiqh, July 2003-Present
§ Expected to graduate in July 2007
Graduate school of
islamic and social sciences, Leesburg, Virginia
M.A., Master of Arts in Islamic Sciences, August 1996-1998
Columbia State
university, Metairie, Louisiana
B.A., Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Studies, July 1996
Omdurman Islamic
University, Omdurman,
Sudan
Studied Shariah and International Law, October 1994-1995
Received certificate of “Shariah Wal Qanoon”
Imam Muhammad bin
Saud Islamic University, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
Studied Shariah
Sciences and Arabic studies,
September 1980-1982
Publications
§
Alqazali
and his methodology in Fiqh legislation (Islamiyat Alma’rafa): No. 27,
2001.
§
Aicha’s
Istidrakat and Their Methodological Premises: Reclaiming a Stunted
Tradition.
(Women & Civilization: Issue No.3, 2002). The Association for the
study of
Women in Civilization.
§
Muslim
Woman in America After 9/11 (Al hiwar/Washington, Al Mujtama’a/ Kuwait,
2002)
§
Peace.
Jihad & Conflict Resolution (Islamiyat Alma’rafa): Issue No 29,
2002. IIIT.
§
Jihad &
Conflict Resolution in America, American Journal of Islamic and Social
Sciences
(Volume 20, 2003 No1). Association of Muslim Social Scientists/ IIIT
§
A series of
articles with Muslim Family Magazine.
§
Brochures
to educate the Muslim community on the various issues such as Family
Issues,
Domestic Violence…..continuous series (2003). The Foundation for
Appropriate
& Immediate Temporary Help (FAITH).
§
Peace &
Conflict Resolution (AMSS News letter, 2002). Association of Muslim
Social
Scientists.
§
Al-sunnah
and The Prophet-hood, Co-author with Dr. Taha Al-alwani (2003).
List of additional
publications available
upon request
MEmberships
§
A member of
the Abrahamic Roundtable at the Washington National Cathedral
§
A member of
Fiqh Council of North America.
§
A member of
the Woman’s Faith and Development Alliance (WFDA)
§
A member of
the Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
§
A member of
Arabic Studies Association
§
A member of
the Conflict Resolution, Mediation& Arbitration Center
§
A court
observer in the WATCH Program
Conferences, seminars, and lectures
§
The Role of
Fiqh as a science and the difference between Shariah and Fiqh. The
Graduate
School Of Islamic And Social Sciences (Retreat) -three lectures- at
George
Mason University (Summer- 1997)
§
The Role of
Muslim Woman in contemporary literature. The American Center of
Civilization
and Intercultural Studies. Chicago, USA (August, 1998)
§
The Issue
of Women’s Inheritance in Islam: Analysis and Critique. 29th Annual
AMSS
Conference. Georgetown University, Washington DC (October, 2000).
§
The Role of
Muslim Women in Qu’ran and Sunnah. Seminar at ADAMS Center (Series of
lectures)
§
The Muslim
Woman’s Address in Qu’ran and Sunnah: Analysis and Critique. The
Islamic
Center, Maryland (November, 2000)
§
Lecturing
in different Youth-camps in different states in USA
§
The concept
of Fitra. Lecture for (MSA) Georgetown University, Washington DC
(January,
2000).
§
The concept
of worshiping. Lecture for (MSA) George Mason University (February,
2000).
§
The Issue
of Qiwamma and Nishuz. 30th Annual AMSS Conference. The University of
Michigan,
Dearborn/ Detroit (October, 2001).
§
9th Annual
VADV/VAASA conference on Domestic Violence in America. Christopher
Newport
University, Virginia (June, 2002)
§
31st Annual
AMSS Conference. American University, Washington, DC (October, 2002)
§
International
Seminar on Peace, Jihad & Conflict Resolution. Georgetown
University,
Washington, DC (November, 2002)
§
National
conference of North American Council for Muslim Women. George
Washington
University, Washington, DC (November, 2002)
§
The Role of
Spirituality in Muslim's Student's daily life MSA seminar Georgetown
University, Washington, DC (November, 2002)
§
The role of
Muslim woman and Family in America. National conference of The North
American
Council for Muslim Women. George Washington University, Washington, DC
(November,
2002)
§
Out-reach
work shops on Muslim women rights and responsibilities at different
Muslim
communities ( started March, 2003 - Present)
§
MSA
work-shop on Women in Islam. Northern Virginia Community College
(NOVA),
Loudoun Campus (April, 2003)
§
Virginia
Against Domestic Violence work shop, Culture and Domestic Violence
Institute:
The Faith Communities Response. Fredericksburg, VA (April, 2003)
§
Islamic
Perspective on Domestic Violence: A Guide for Workers. Seminar, Culture
and
Domestic Violence Institute: The Faith Communities Response.
Fredericksburg, VA
(April, 2003)
§
The Islamic
Family Law in the Middle East Region: Analysis and critique. Seminar.
The World
Bank, Washington, DC (May, 2003).
§
Islamic
Perspective on Domestic Violence: Outreach Training Program for Muslim
Community. Virginia, (since September,
2003 - Present).
§
Defining
and Establishing Justice in Muslim Societies. The Center for the Study
of Islam
& Democracy. 5th Annual Conference Washington, DC (May, 2004)
§
Leadership
training: Intensive Summer program for Lawyers. Karamah: Muslim Women
Lawyers
for Human Rights, Washington, DC (July, 2004).
§
Islamic
Perspective on Domestic Violence: A Guide for Workers. Seminar,
Washington, DC
(August , 2004)
§
Islamic Feminism in
Transnational
Contexts: Re-Conceptualizing Gender through the Qur'an.
33rd Annual AMSS Conference. George Mason
University, Virginia (September, 2004).
§
Iraqi Woman
after the War. Educational Seminar. Northern Virginia Community College
(NOVA),
Loudoun Campus (November, 2004)
§
Interfaith
Academic Seminar. Alexandria, VA (November, 2004)
§
The
National Summit of American Muslim Women Leaders. Karamah, Washington
DC
(December, 2004)
§
Round table
Discussion about the Social Role of Muslim Community in the American
Society.
Fiqh Council in North America Annual Meeting, Herndon (December, 2004)
§
The
definition of Marriage in Islam: Challenges in America. Seminar. George
Washington University (February, 2005).
§
The
Position of the Sunnah in the Islamic Jurisprudence. 3rd Annual
Conference. The
Foundation for Islamic Education, Villanova, PA (March, 2005)
§
Traditional
Tawheed Interpretation. 31st Annual Conference (Eastern Community
College
Social Sciences Association). Comparative Religion Panel. NOVA, Loudoun
Campus
(April, 1-2, 2005)
§
The Peaceful
Families Project: Islamic Principles for Peaceful Families. Florida,
Tampa
(May, 2005)
§
The
Peaceful Families Project: Islamic Principles for Peaceful Families.
Virginia,
Great Falls (May, 2005).
§
Fiqh
Council of North America Conference/Discussing the Issue of
Ramadan-Hilal
(crescent) Saint Louise (May, 2005).
§
The Role of
the Youth in the Muslim Community: ISNA conference Saint Louise (May,
2005).
§
ISNA four
Lectures, Chicago,(September, 2006)
§
DV
conference (ADAMS Center) Maryland University (February, 2006).
§
MSA Eastern
Zone, the Prophet household. Maryland University (February, 2006).
§
32nd Annual
Conference (Eastern Community College Social Sciences Association).
Baltimore
County community college. Baltimore, VA. (March, 29 2006)
§
Conference
for Social Scientists in the community colleges.
§
"Education
Forum" Challenges in
developing a balanced Islamic studies Curriculum; Chicago (April 16-18
2006).
§
ISNA
"Islam in America" Maqasid Al shar'iah, Chicago (April 16-18 2006).
§
Abrahamic
Round table at Washington Cathedral, DC(April, 24, 2006)
§
Peace
institute American University (April, 29 2006) Washington D.C.
§
Cathedral
conference meeting (Religious discourse), Washington D.C. (May 17,
2006).
§
UNICEF
conference, Children Right from Islamic perspective. American
University, (May
19 2006).
§
ISNA Canada
conference, The Muslim Identity: A new perspective and many other
lectures.
(May 21, 2006)
§
ISNA
Regional conference, at Washington DC, (May 27, 2006)
§
Fiqh
Council Meeting, Herndon VA, (June 10th, 2006).
§
KARAMAH
Leadership program, Washington DC, (July, 2006).
§
AMSS
regional conference, Hartford, Connecticut, (October, 2006)
§
The Ethics
of Disagreement, Al-hewar Center, Vienna, VA, (November, 2006)
§
Islamic Moderation,
Kuwaiti Minister of
Justice and Minister of Awqaf (Religious Endowments), Washington, DC,
(November, 2006)
§
Woman in
Islam, MAS, Tampa, Florida, (January, 2007)
§
American
Muslim Family’s Relations, Rochester, New York, (June, 2007)
§
Fiqh
Council Meeting, Herndon VA, (July, 2007).
§
ISNA
Convention, Chicago, (September, 2007)
§
Muslim
Women Speak, George Washington University,
Washington, DC, (December, 2007)
§
Woman in
Islam, Williams and Mary university, Washington, (February, 2008)
§
Woman In
Islam, MSA Tulane University, New Orleans, (February, 2008)
§
Global
Feminism, American University, Washington, (March, 2008)
§
Eve the
Mother of the Mothers, Georgetown, Washington, (March, 2008)