César Domínguez

Student Services

Phone: (714) 862-2926

Bayan Email: cdominguez@bayanonline.org

César Domínguez works in Administration and Student Services at Bayan Islamic Graduate School, where he obtained his Master’s Degree in Islamic Studies and Leadership in 2015. He studied classical Arabic at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. He is a Mexican convert to Islam, born in California, and currently serves as imam and teacher for LALMA, the Los Angeles Latino Muslim Association and is also co-chair of the Christian-Muslim Consultative Group. Since 2006, he has been actively involved in the Muslim community of Southern California through his work with local mosques and several Muslim organizations, taking part in interreligious activities and text-study groups and leading sessions on Islam at churches and schools to foster understanding between people of different faiths and to promote an unbiased and honest image of Muslims in North America, especially within the Spanish-speaking population. He is a Spanish-language translator of Islamic books and a stage actor.