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B AYA N !C L A R E M O N T !!Islamic!Graduate !School
bayanclaremont.org
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VISION
A#world#that#understands
Islamic#values#in a#modern#context.
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QUICK FACTS
Established+in+2011+with+4+entering+students+Operates+as+a+division+of
Claremont+School+of+Theology+(est.+1885)+Offers+Accredited+Masters+Degree+27+students+matriculated+/
6+graduates+to+date+Received+independent+501(c)3taxOexempt+status+on+Dec.+2,+2014
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BAYAN STUDENTS
Men+and+women+of+diverse+backgrounds+and+interests,+seeking+careers+as+!
+ Imams Academics Chaplains NonOprofit+Leaders Community+Organizers
Educators Youth+&+Family+Counselors Social+Entrepreneurs
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ENROLLMENT TREND
2011 2012 2013 2014
4 8 16 24
4 new 4"continuing"4"new"6"continuing"
10"new"14"continuing"
10"new(3"on"leave)
Includes full and part-time students.
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BAYAN GRADUATESMahmoud Harmoush! Imam, Yorba Linda Mosque!
Arabic Instructor, Crafton Hills College
Reza Nekunamesh! Assistant Imam, Fresno Mosque
2013
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BAYAN GRADUATESHafsa Arain! Chaplain, Higher education
Administrator
Valentina Khan! Co-Founder, I Am Jerusalem non-profit peace
organization
Seyed Hadi Qazwini! ! Associate Imam, Islamic Education
Center
Jihad Saafir! Imam, Masjid Ibadullah; Founder, IslahLA! Founder,
islahLA
2014
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BAYAN DEGREE
M.A.+in+Religion:Islamic+Studies+and+Leadership+2+academic+years+(4+semesters)+48+units:+++
Islamic+Studies+ 15+units +++++++++++++++++++ Arabic+ 6+units
+++++++++++++++ Interreligious+Studies+ 6+units +++++++++
Electives+ 18+units +++++++++++++++++++ Thesis/Project+
3+units++++++++++++++++++++++
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BAYAN INNOVATION
With+the+generous+financial+support+of+one+of+our+trustees,+in+Fall+2014+Bayan+developed+a+major+new+program+to+scale+our+institutional+profile:++
+ +hybrid"intensive"""""course+format
Bayan has recruited a world-classfaculty to teach all of our
hybridintensive courses, attracting studentsfrom throughout North
Americaand abroad.
Intensive face-to-face
Online extension
Hybrid Intensive+
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BAYAN INNOVATION
On-Campus! 16 weekly
meetings! Students reside
locally! Local faculty
Hybrid Intensive! 2 Weeks on
campus! Remainder online! Visiting faculty
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BAYAN FACULTYDr. Umar F. Abd-Allah International ScholarIslamic
Leadership and Spirituality
Dr. Kamran AghaieUniversity of Texas, Austin Sunni-Shia
Relations and Intra-faith Issues
Dr. Asad AhmedUniversity of California, Berkeley!Islamic
Theology and Philosophy
Dr. Ovamir Anjum University of Toledo (Ohio) History of
Islam
Dr. Jonathan BrownGeorgetown University The Life, Times and
Teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
Dr. Zareena Grewal Yale University Islam in America
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BAYAN FACULTYDr. Joseph LumbardBrandeis UniversityThe Quran:
Composition, Collection and Teachings
Dr. Rami Nashashibi Chicago Theological SeminaryInner-city
Muslim Action Network Community Organizing Practicum: As Spiritual
Practice
Dr. Asifa Quraishi-LandesUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonIslamic
Law and Legal Theory
Nadia Roumani USC Ctr. for Religion & Civic Culture Social
Integration and Civic Engagement
Dr. Omid Safi Duke University Islam and Mysticism
Imam Suhaib Webb International ScholarPreaching and Public
Presentation of Islam
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BAYAN INNOVATION
In#Summer#2015,#Bayan#will launch#the#first9of9its9kind:### #
online"Arabic"intensive summer"program
Students from anywhere with internet access will be able to
complete a full-year of introductory or intermediate Arabic in8
weeks, through online engagement 5 hours per day.
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BAYAN TRUSTEESDr. M. Cherif Bassiouni Emeritus Professor of Law,
DePaul University
Rehan ChaudhrySenior Director, BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Bilal Khan Vice President and COO, New World Medical
Matthew MengerinkChief Technology Officer, Happy Home
Dr. M. Rahmi MowjoodChief Medical Officer, Cucamonga Valley
Medical Group
Necva Ozgur (Chair) Founding Director, MERIT Educational
Consulting
Seyed Hadi Qazwini Associate Imam, Islamic Center of Orange
County
Dr. Asifa Quraishi-LandesAssociate Professor of Law, University
of Wisconsin, Madison
Shehzad RokeryaExecutive Chairman, Interlink Group Merchant
Bank
Jihad TurkPresident, Bayan Claremont
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