Munir Shaikh

Vice President

Phone: (714) 862-2926

Bayan Email: mshaikh@bayanonline.org

Munir Shaikh is Vice President of Operations and Academic Affairs at Bayan Islamic Graduate School. He holds an M.A. in Islamic Studies from UCLA. He has participated in programs for advanced study of Arabic in Morocco and Egypt, and specializes in the history of Islamic Spain and the Mediterranean region. He has taught university courses in World History, the Middle East, and Islam at colleges and universities in Southern California. He has participated in numerous public education projects related to Islam and Muslim culture and history, is a reviewer of K-12 world history textbooks, and has provided professional development workshops to thousands of K-12 educators over the course of his career. He regularly provides public lectures addressing medieval Islamic civilization, art, and literature, as well as contemporary inter-religious issues.