Zaytuna College

Zaytuna Institute is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) educational institute located in Berkeley, California , in the United States . It was founded by Hamza Yusuf and Hesham Alalusi in 1996, inspired by a commitment to revive and promote Muslim thought in a contemporary context.

Zaytuna College (formerly the Zaytuna Institute ) is a Sunni college in Berkeley, California . It is the first accredited Muslim undergraduate college in the United States and was founded in 2008 by Hamza Yusuf , Zaid Shakir and Hatem Bazian. Prior to becoming a college, Zaytuna was an institute, founded in 1996 by Hamza Yusuf and Hesham Alalusi. Zaytuna College seeks to incorporate the importance of the liberal arts and humanities into a traditional Islamic education curriculum. In the academic year 2014-2015, Zaytuna College had an undergraduate student body of about fifty students, most of whom live on campus. Zaytuna College offers one major, in Islamic Law and Theology, with courses ranging from Arabic grammar and Islamic jurisprudence, to American history and literature. Zaytuna College also conducts an intensive Arabic language summer course. Zaytuna College was conceived from the imperative to establish centers of Islamic learning for the Muslim-American community in the West which are equipped to interpret Islamic scriptures authoritatively and educate Western students in light of the cultural context in which they live. Zaytuna College has been recognized as an institution that has the ability to bridge the divide between America and the Muslim world. The faculty of Zaytuna College consists of scholars of Arabic, Islamic Studies and Liberal Arts. The institution derives its name from the Arabic word Zaytuna, which means olive tree. Biblical and Qur'anic scholars deem the olive a source of great benefit and worth. Muslim College Leaders to Visit Here" . Voice of America online .

Muslim liberal arts college in Berkeley, California Zaytuna College / z aɪ ˈ t uː n ə / is a private liberal arts college in Berkeley, California . It is the first accredited Muslim undergraduate college in the United States. It was built on the foundation of an educational institute, founded in 1996 by Hamza Yusuf and Hesham Alalusi. After graduating its pilot batch of full-time students, Zaytuna Institute formally changed its name to Zaytuna College in 2009. Zaytuna College seeks to integrate the institutions of the American liberal arts college and traditional Islamic education, drawing on their shared roots in the classical liberal arts . In the academic year 2014–2015, Zaytuna College had an undergraduate student body of about fifty students, most of whom lived on campus. Zaytuna College offers a BA in Liberal Arts & Islamic Studies and an MA in Islamic Texts. Courses range from Arabic grammar and Islamic jurisprudence, to American history and ancient literature.

Muslim liberal arts college in Berkeley, California Zaytuna College / z aɪ ˈ t uː n ə / is a private liberal arts college in Berkeley, California and is the first accredited Muslim undergraduate college in the United States. It was built on the foundation of an educational institute, founded in 1996 by Hamza Yusuf and Hesham Alalusi as Zaytuna Institute . It formally changed its name to Zaytuna College in 2009 after the graduation of its first seminary class. Zaytuna College seeks to integrate the institutions of the American liberal arts college and traditional Islamic education, drawing on their shared roots in the classical liberal arts . In the academic year 2014–2015, Zaytuna College had an undergraduate student body of about fifty students, most of whom lived on campus. Zaytuna College offers a BA in Liberal Arts & Islamic Studies and an MA in Islamic Texts. Courses range from Arabic grammar and Islamic jurisprudence, to American history and ancient literature.