This July 2025, TISA had the pleasure of spending a powerful weekend in Sacramento, California, hosted by the vibrant community at Salam Islamic Center. What began as an invitation for collaboration quickly blossomed into something far more transformative. Held in conjunction with a weekend short course and VIP dinner, TISA’s two community book talks showcased...Read More

Praxis Islamicus is a multimedia thought-leadership platform that fuses traditional Islamic studies expertise and engaged commitment with doctoral-level knowledge in Islamic theology, law, spirituality, ethics, and moral psychology, offering actionable strategies for personal, communal, and societal transformation. Through our Faith and Practice Journal (our Substack newsletter), The Praxis Practice (our podcast), and immersive learning experiences, we equip faith-rooted leaders across the...Read More

This June, I had the opportunity to attend the Emerging Religious Leaders Intensive (ERLI), a week-long residential interfaith immersion hosted by the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies (ICJS). This thoughtfully structured program brought together Christian, Jewish, and Muslim students training for leadership roles in their communities. What made the experience so impactful was not only...Read More

Dr. Iqbal Unus, Board Chair/Acting President, recently announced the election of two new alumni members of the TISA Board of Directors. Atty. Nazish Mithaiwala ’23 and Ustadh Michael Wolfender ’24 were unanimously elected at the Trustees’ annual meeting on May 16, 2025. “As TISA alums, Atty. Nazish and Ustadh Michael bring important perspectives to the...Read More

Dr. Aasim Padela is an internationally recognized thought and research leader in the fields of Muslim health disparities and Islamic Bioethics. In addition to leading the Initiative on Islam and Medicine, he maintains an active clinical, research, and clinical ethics practice at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Padela holds an MD from Weill Cornell Medical...Read More

The Qur’anic narration of this phase of Moses’ life provides us an opportunity to examine and ponder on these aspects of effective and purposeful leadership. Download From HereRead More

  An enlightening series of pre-Ramadan book talks. Thought-provoking discussions that will deepen your understanding of our community’s values. Visit the page here: Book Talks – The Islamic Seminary of AmericaRead More

This month, I had the profound honor of participating in the Abrahamic Dialogue Course, a transformative initiative bringing Muslims, Jews, and Christians together to foster understanding, build bridges, and celebrate the shared values that unite us. Organized by the Washington Theological Consortium and hosted by the United Lutheran Seminary, the program masterfully combined scholarly engagement...Read More

In today’s turbulent world, the need for effective and ethical leadership has never been more urgent.  To address this need, the CEEOL—a partnership between TISA and Rabata, two institutions committed to developing Islamically knowledgeable and ethical leaders—has ventured over the past year to craft a distinctive short course. This program brought together a thoughtfully designed curriculum,...Read More

NATIONAL BESTSELLER – Search for Common Ground AwardMiddle East Institute AwardFinalist, Sakharov Prize for Freedom of ThoughtStavros Niarchos Prize for SurvivorshipNobel Peace Prize nominee. “A necessary lesson against hatred and revenge” – Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate. “In this book, Doctor Abuelaish expresses a remarkable commitment to forgiveness and reconciliation, which describes the foundation...Read More