Dr. Jimmy E. Jones will be giving a series of talks in the greater Houston area focused on “Building Better Marriages” and “Building Better Families”. The purpose is to share some of what is taught in TISA classrooms and our Believing Academics bookshelf. As Professor of Comparative Religion and Culture, some of the courses he has taught since TISA began offering its Master of Islamic Studies and Master of Divinity degrees in August 2019 include Islam in America, Counseling and Cross-Cultural Communication, Comparative Religion and Interfaith Involvement, Islam and Mass Incarceration, and Race and the US Civil Rights Movement. Additionally, he has been a community chaplain for more than three decades, assisting Muslims in working through marital and family issues. During his stay in the Houston area, he is scheduled to speak at the following venues:

Friday, May 1, 2026

1:30 pm: Jumuah at Masjid AlSalam (16700 Old Louetta Rd, Spring, TX 77379)

9:15 pm: MAS Katy Center Post Isha Khatira (1800 Baker Rd, Houston, TX 77094)

Saturday, May 2, 2026

Post Fajr Khatera at Asia Center in Clear Lake (618 Barringer Ln, Webster, TX 77598)

Sunday, May 3, 2026

1:30 pm: WDM Masjid (Houston Masjid of Al-Islam, 6641 Bellfort Ave, Houston, TX 77087)

5:00 pm: Mercy Islamic Center on Hillcroft. ( 5922 Hillcroft St # C, Houston, TX 77036)

Monday, May 4, 2026

Post Isha Khatira at Quba Islamic Institute (730 Fm 1959 Houston, TX 77034)