Dr Aysha Wazwaz

Education

• PhD in Islamic Studies from Jinan University

• M.A  from Alquds University/ Palestine, major in Contemporary Islamic Sciences. Presented  M.A thesis under the title of “The Portrayal of Islam and Muslims in the Neoconservatives Media in the USA”.

• B.A  in Islamic Jurisprudence, Alquds University/ Dawa and Fundamentals of Islam College- 2003. Main fiqh Shaikh/professor Dr. Husam Adin Afaneh.

• Graduated High school/MN, USA- 1998

• Studied rules of tajweed (i.e. rules of  Quranic recitation) at Dar Al-quran in Masjid al Aqsa 1999-2000,

• Studied different Islamic sciences at Dar Al-hadith in Masjid Alaqsa- 1995

• Schooling was in American and Arabic schools, which gifted me to mastering both English and Arabic languages.

Teaching Experiences:

• Currently teaching fiqh (i.e. Islamic Legislature) (Family Fiqh, Fiqh of Worship,  Islam for teenagers , Introduction to Islamic Legislature, Morals and Behaviors in Islam, Tajweed (science of Quranic recitation)… and other Islamic sciences in both Arabic and English languages at the Islamic University of Minnesota  since 2007- until the time of today (2007-2010)

• Arabic as a second language for non Arabic speakers held in Masjid Alhuda/MN

• Lectured at the Swedish Theological Institute in Jerusalem/ Palestine. Subjects covered: Women in Islam, Polygamy in Islam, Hijab in Islam, Ramadan and Islam.

• Held women’s halaqas and lectures. Subjects covered: Women’s fiqh, Arabic language, Quran tajweed and tafseer.

• Women’s weekly halaqa’s in Masjid Alaqsa/ Palestine

• Lectured at Noon Center in RamAllah/ Palestine, presented a paper on “Islam in the American Media and its Effects on the Ummah”.

• Lectures for teenagers concerns in Al-Eman Schools/ Jerusalem/ Palestine, and U.S.A

•  Courses in ways of using internet for speaking about Islam, held at  Dawa College/ Alquds Uni.

• Courses in referencing and library use for shari’a students

• Lectured at Science and Technology College/ Alquds Uni. Topics presented Muslim women and the ummah.

• Lectures on women’s fiqh and Tafseer Surah Alnur (in Arabic and English)  at Masjid Alhuda/ Minneapolis, Minnesota.

• Lectures covering issues that concern teenagers and women’s concerns at Masjid dar Alfarooq/ Minneapolis, Minnesota.

• Lectures about Islam at North Hennepin community College

• Lecture about Ramdan at Century College/ Minnesota.

• Several lectures at Normandale Community College/ Bloomington/MN

• Lectures in Augsburg College/ MN. Topics were: Women in Islam, Muslims Stereotyped and other open dialogue about Islam.

• Lectures at the University of Minnesota, invited by MSA, topic: Women In Islam (2009), Marriage in Islam (2012)

• Lecture in St. Paul College about “Spirituality in Islam” (2012)

• Online Halaqas, subjectes covered: Purification and Women, How to be Steadfast During Hardships,  How to Live as Muslims in the West?, Teenagers and Islam in America.

Participated in several conferences

·        “Islam in Contemporary Palestine”, under the auspice of PASSIA/ Jerusalem. Presented a research on “The Portrayal of Islam in the American Media, and the Palestinian Issue”, published by PASSIA.

·        Live discussion between Palestine and Washington about Islam, Religions, and the Palestinian Issue, held by the American Consulate in Jerusalem.