Instructors & Advisors
Instructors
Imam Fuad Mohamed - Scholar and Instructor
Imam Fuad, originally from Oromiya, Ethiopia, now resides in the Bay Area, California. He currently serves as the Resident Scholar for the Muslim American Society of the Bay Area, where he also teaches various classes. Imam Fuad holds a double Bachelor’s degree in Community Psychology and Educational Studies, with a minor in Policy Studies from the University of Washington. He is presently pursuing a Master’s degree in Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) at Madinah International University in Malaysia. In 2011, Imam Fuad studied at Al-Azhar University in Egypt, and he has earned 70 Ijazahs (licenses) in Hadith, Tafsir, Fiqh, and other Islamic sciences.
Advisors
Dr. Waleed Al-Maneese Ph.D
Dr. Waleed was born in Alexandria, Egypt and is currently residing in Minnesota. Currently the shaykh is a senior member of the Permanent Fatwa Committee, of the Assembly of Muslim Jurists in America (AMJA), vice president of the Islamic University of Minnesota, Member of the Educational Committee at the American Open University, Imam and president of the board of trustees of Dar-al-Farooq Islamic Center, and a member of the board of trustees of the North American Imams Federation (NAIF).
