BASYOUNY NEHELA
Dr. Basyouny Nehela holds an M.A. in Fundamentals of Religion, and a Ph.D. with Honors in Da’wa and Islamic Culture, both from Al-Azhar University. He is currently the President and Dean of Academic Affairs (as well as a professor) at the Boston Islamic Seminary. Dr. Basyouny was previously an Associate Professor at Qatar University’s Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies Department of Islamic Creed and Da’wa. He was also a faculty member at Al-Azhar University and Islamic American University. He was also Imam of the Islamic Society of Boston.
He has also served as a leading head and as a coordinator of many academic committees covering Curriculum Enhancement, Core Curriculum, Strategic Plan, Academic Activities and Events, and Professional Development. He has taught many academic courses including Fundamentals of Dawa, Ethics, Comparative Religion, Islamic Creed, Islamic Culture, and Quranic Studies (among others).
He participated and presented in many academic and Islamic conferences in the United States, Egypt, Qatar, Malaysia, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Jordan (among others). He has designed and developed academic curricula and courses for academic organizations and schools in North America, Africa, and some Arab countries.
Dr. Basyouny has published over 200 articles in newspapers and magazines on topics such as the methodologies and means of Quranic Education and Da’wa, contemporary youth issues and Islamic thought as well as appeared in various television and radio shows at Al Jazeera network. He also offers regular workshops and lectures on family issues and contemporary marital and educational problems.
He received Qatar University’s yearly award for the best academic online course at the university. He recently received an award from the College of Sharia for the best chair of the academic activities committee
He has also served as a leading head and as a coordinator of many academic committees covering Curriculum Enhancement, Core Curriculum, Strategic Plan, Academic Activities and Events, and Professional Development. He has taught many academic courses including Fundamentals of Dawa, Ethics, Comparative Religion, Islamic Creed, Islamic Culture, and Quranic Studies (among others).
He participated and presented in many academic and Islamic conferences in the United States, Egypt, Qatar, Malaysia, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Jordan (among others). He has designed and developed academic curricula and courses for academic organizations and schools in North America, Africa, and some Arab countries.
Dr. Basyouny has published over 200 articles in newspapers and magazines on topics such as the methodologies and means of Quranic Education and Da’wa, contemporary youth issues and Islamic thought as well as appeared in various television and radio shows at Al Jazeera network. He also offers regular workshops and lectures on family issues and contemporary marital and educational problems.
He received Qatar University’s yearly award for the best academic online course at the university. He recently received an award from the College of Sharia for the best chair of the academic activities committee