B AYA N !

CLAREMONT!
!

Islamic!
Graduate !
School

bayanclaremont.org

VISION

A#world#that#
understands
Islamic#values#in
a#modern#context.

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)3
taxOexempt+status+on+Dec.+2,+2014

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

ENROLLMENT TREND
2011

2012

2013

2014

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.

BAYAN GRADUATES
Mahmoud Harmoush!

Imam,Yorba Linda Mosque!

Arabic Instructor, Crafton Hills College

Reza Nekunamesh!
Assistant Imam, Fresno Mosque

2013

BAYAN GRADUATES
Hafsa 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

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

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-class

faculty to teach all of our hybrid
intensive courses, attracting students
from throughout North America
and abroad.

Intensive
face-toface

Online
extension

Hybrid
Intensive

BAYAN INNOVATION
On-Campus!

Hybrid Intensive!

16 weekly
meetings!
Students reside
locally!
Local faculty

2 Weeks on
campus!
Remainder online!
Visiting faculty

BAYAN FACULTY
Dr. Umar F. Abd-Allah

Dr. Ovamir Anjum

Islamic Leadership
and Spirituality

History of Islam

International Scholar

University of Toledo (Ohio)

Dr. Kamran Aghaie

Dr. Jonathan Brown

Sunni-Shia Relations and

Intra-faith Issues

The Life,Times and Teachings

of the Prophet Muhammad

University of Texas, Austin

Georgetown University

Dr. Asad Ahmed

Dr. Zareena Grewal

Islamic Theology and Philosophy

Islam in America

University of California, Berkeley!

Yale University

BAYAN FACULTY
Dr. Joseph Lumbard

Nadia Roumani

The Quran: Composition,

Collection and Teachings

Social Integration and

Civic Engagement

Brandeis University

USC Ctr. for Religion & Civic Culture

Dr. Rami Nashashibi

Dr. Omid Safi

Chicago Theological Seminary

Inner-city Muslim Action Network

Community Organizing Practicum:

As Spiritual Practice

Duke University

Islam and Mysticism

Dr. Asifa Quraishi-Landes

Imam Suhaib Webb

Islamic Law and Legal Theory

Preaching and Public

Presentation of Islam

University of Wisconsin, Madison

International Scholar

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 in
8 weeks, through online engagement 5 hours per day.

BAYAN TRUSTEES
Dr. M. Cherif Bassiouni

Necva Ozgur (Chair)

Rehan Chaudhry

Seyed Hadi Qazwini

Bilal Khan

Dr. Asifa Quraishi-Landes

Matthew Mengerink

Shehzad Rokerya

Dr. M. Rahmi Mowjood

Jihad Turk

Emeritus Professor of Law,

DePaul University

Senior Director,
BNY Mellon Wealth Management

Vice President and COO,

New World Medical

Chief Technology Officer,

Happy Home

Chief Medical Officer,

Cucamonga Valley Medical Group

Founding Director,
MERIT Educational Consulting

Associate Imam,
Islamic Center of Orange County

Associate Professor of Law,

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Executive Chairman,
Interlink Group Merchant Bank

President,
Bayan Claremont

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