Hina Azam
Textual Examples from Arabic Literature
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Hina Azam received her Ph.D. in Religion from Duke University and currently teaches Islamic Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include Islamic law and jurisprudence, women in Islam, and patriarchy in Muslim societies.

Hatem Bazian
The Arabic Roots of al-Quds (Jerusalem)
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Hatem Bazian teaches courses on Islamic law and society, Islam in America, religious studies, and Arabic language at the University of California–Berkeley, where he also received his Ph.D. He is a co-founder of Zaytuna College and chairs its Academic Affairs Committee.

Alauddin Elbakri
The Spiritual Dimensions of the Arabic Language

Alauddin Elbakri has studied the Islamic sciences extensively with scholars in the Muslim world. He also holds a Master's degree in comparative religion. He has served as the imam of several Islamic centers in various American cities and has co-founded the Inner City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) in Chicago.

Aishah Elinor Holland
The History of Arabic Calligraphy

Aishah Elinor Holland has been a student of both Arabic and English calligraphy for more than 20 years. She is a long-time student of master calligrapher Mohamed Zakariya, and she has been teaching Arabic calligraphy to students of all ages at schools, museums, and other learning institutions since 1994.

Kenneth Honerkamp
The Arabic Roots of Islamic Ethical Discourse
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Kenneth Honerkamp is a graduate of Al-Qarawiyyin University in Fes, Morocco. He completed his Ph.D. from the University of Aix-en-Provence in France and was the director of the Arabic Letters in Fes program for several years. He is currently a Professor of Arabic and Islamic Law at the University of Georgia at Athens.

Zaid Shakir
The Spiritual Metaphors of Arabic Grammar
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Zaid Shakir is an American Muslim who came of age during his country's civil rights struggles, and he brings sensitivity about race and poverty as well as scholarly discipline to his faith-based work. He is a co-founder of Zaytuna College and has studied the traditional Islamic sciences for several years in the Muslim world.

Hamza Yusuf
Hans Wehr and the Arabic Language
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Hamza Yusuf is an American convert to Islam who studied for several years under leading scholars in the Muslim world. He is the co-founder of Zaytuna College in California and has translated into modern English several classical Arabic texts and poems.