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Our dedicated and professional staff
encourages the students to excel in all areas of study, while
serving as role models in their manners and work ethic.
The Washington Islamic Academy team includes a number of excellent, energetic, committed, and
passionate staff members.
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School Principal
Dr. Talat Sultan |
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the New Principal of Washington Islamic Academy
· Originally from Pakistan
· Received his Masters in Islamic History and Culture from University of Karachi.
· Came to the U.S. in December 1962
· Received Doctorate of Education from University of California, Los Angeles
· Served as Professor of Education and Chairman, Division of Education and Psychology at Barber-Scotia College, Concord, NC for a long time.
· Served as Director of Education for Islamic Society of North America [ISNA] for many years.
· Served as Senior Research Fellow in Islamic Education at Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia for many years.
· Served as principal of Pleasant View [an Islamic elementary] School, Memphis, Islamic Foundation School [Largest Islamic elementary, middle and high school], Chicago and Phoenix Metro Islamic School [Day Care through Eighth] for the last seven years.
· Also served as: (a) Author and Director of four federal projects for in-service teacher education and community development. (b) Consultant and resource person on Islamic education to the governments of Brunei and Malaysia, International Islamic Universities of Pakistan and Malaysia, Islamic communities centers of the Caribbeans and scores of Islamic schools in the U.S. and Canada...
· Author of four books on Islamic Education:
1. Curriculum Guide for Islamic Studies, Makkah: Umm Al-Qura University, 1992, 295pp.
2. Muslim Education and Community Development: An analytical Case Study of Pakistan. Makkah: Umm Al-Qura University, 1991,74pp.
3. Islamization of Education: The Need and the Plan. Makkah: Umm Al-Qura University, 1995, 95pp.
4. Manual for Curriculum Guides: An Islamic Perspective. Makkah: Umm Al-Qura University, 1996.128pp.
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