Bayan provides higher education to men and women who serve as Muslim religious leaders, scholars, chaplains, activists and educators.
Bayan prepares its graduates to engage the current and future generations of American Muslims, and to be effective in civic and interfaith engagement.
Graduates are well-qualified and equipped to effectively present the Islamic faith to the broader American society.
Making steps forward is never easy, and finding inspiration can often be a challenge. At Bayan, we teach you how to use the power of Islam, the knowledge of the Quran and provide you with opportunities for experiential learning of Islam as outlined in the Holy Quran and Sunnah.
By studying at Bayan, take what you have learned and be an inspiration to Muslims in your community, and show them how easy it can be to take steps forward.
We believe that the power of education plays a huge part in the empowerment of women, and are blessed to be able to offer equal opportunities.
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Provides women with a grounding in the Islamic intellectual and ethical tradition, and cultivates practical skills in spiritual care, interfaith and intercultural engagement, leadership, and chaplaincy in various contexts.
Equips female graduates for organizational leadership roles and careers, with skills in community organizing, non-profit management, fundraising, interfaith cooperation, activism and public service.
For female school administrators, educators and other education professionals with insights from contemporary education research and tools for cultivating excellence in primary and secondary learning environments.
For women looking to pursue further studies at the doctoral level, particularly in the fields of theology and philosophy, and careers involving research, scholarship, and teaching.
The concentration provides a foundation in Islamic theology, law, history, ethics and scriptural studies, and in interreligious studies, equipping our graduates for further studies at the doctoral level, and careers in research, scholarship, and teaching.
For female leaders serving their communities to further their engagement with the Islamic tradition in a rigorous academic setting, and develop capacities for skillfully address significant public issues by drawing from the theological, spiritual, and ethical traditions
If you’re interested in the growth, development and well-being of the Muslim community, strive to make an impact, or are passionate about being a female Muslim leader to lead and serve the next generation of Muslims - this program is for you.
Program Description The concentration in Islamic Chaplaincy provides women with a grounding in the Islamic intellectual and ethical tradition, and cultivates practical skills in spiritual care, interfaith and intercultural engagement, leadership, and chaplaincy in various contexts.
The Muslimah Changemaker Scholarship at Bayan enables eligible Muslim women to build upon their Islamic knowledge and pursue education at a graduate level. This scholarship is meant to empower American Muslim women with prestigious, sound, rigorous academic studies and experiences so they can lead their communities prophetically and unapologetically as women.
“I was always struck by how perfectly my courses lined up with my current circumstances in life...that’s how relevant Bayan’s courses are”
“I could actually go and learn in-person without having to giving up my job or my family...and I could also learn from the best professors in the field from anywhere”
“I was always struck by how perfectly my courses lined up with my current circumstances in life...that’s how relevant Bayan’s courses are”
“I could actually go and learn in-person without having to giving up my job or my family...and I could also learn from the best professors in the field from anywhere”