Nosheen Khan ’24 was voted on the TISA Board at its annual meeting on May 31, 2024. This historic appointment adds the voice of the students to the Board’s deliberations. Dr. Iqbal Unus, Board Chair, stated that “Alum Nosheen Khan’s addition to the Board marks a new era in the Board’s development. As we plan for the future...Read More

Arif Kabir of Laurel, Maryland was recently awarded one of the prestigious TISA PIOUS Selod Scholarships. The PIOUS – Farooq I. Selod Scholarship is named after Dr. Farooq I. Selod (d. May 2020), a respected medical doctor who was very civically engaged in both the Muslim community and the broader US society. His passion for the type...Read More

TISA had its inaugural commencement ceremony on June 1, 2024. We were truly honored to have a five-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and internationally recognized human rights and inspirational peace activist from Gaza Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, an esteemed faculty member from the University of Toronto, deliver an inspiring keynote address to our graduates and guests....Read More

Nosheen Khan is of Pakistani descent and currently live in Sacramento, CA. She volunteers at Tarbiya Institute and a couple of Islamic organizations in Sacramento in various capacities, including as a community chaplain. She aspires to keep growing intellectually and spiritually while challenging myself and helping me develop a grounded and well-established scholarship.“I appreciate the...Read More

Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish has been chosen as the keynote speaker for our inaugural TISA commencement on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center, University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson, TX. Dr. Abuelaish is a University of Toronto professor, medical doctor, and infertility specialist who is devoted to advancing health and education for Middle Eastern women...Read More

On Saturday, January 13, 2024, TISA presented at the 2024 Association of Muslim Chaplains Members conference which took place virtually on Hopin. The theme of the conference this year was Integrating Faith and Practice and attended by about 100 chaplains and pastoral caregivers from across the nation.  The program consisted of a wide array of...Read More

The MASCONHTX took place from Dec. 22-24 attended by over 3000 registrants from Texas, Lousiana, Oklahoma, and surrounding states (and 37 speakers from across the nation). TISA Executive VP Dr. Jimmy Jones and Dean Dr. Yasir Qadhi both spoke in keynote sessions.   Dr. Jones addressed the audience on the topics of “Interfaith Relations at...Read More

The Islamic Seminary of America is very pleased to announce that Brother Md. Tauhid Choudhary has joined the TISA Board of Directors. Brother Tauhid brings decades of experience as a leader and founder of multiple business ventures, along with his long-standing role supporting Muslim organizations. Brother Tauhid is the President of VersacomLP, and the CEO...Read More

The Dialogue of Abrahamic Faiths Course, hosted by the Washington Theological Consortium and the International Institute of Islamic Thought at United Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia, was an enriching learning experience. As a skeptic of interfaith and its goals, this course allowed me to apply the critical thinking and exercises in empathy that I learned at...Read More