• About
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    In 2009, Zaytuna College was founded in Berkeley, California, with a mission that called for grounding students in the Islamic scholarly tradition as well as in the cultural currents and critical ideas shaping modern society.

  • Academics
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    As a Muslim liberal arts college in the West, Zaytuna offers a curriculum that provides its students with a foundation in the intellectual heritage of two major world civilizations: the Islamic and the Western.

  • Admissions & Aid
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    Our mission is to educate students to become morally, intellectually, and spiritually accomplished individuals ready to contribute to our contemporary world in ways that are proportionate to their gifts and to the needs of human society.

  • Campus Life
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    Zaytuna’s campus is on Holy Hill and students enter the College as part of a cohort, a community of learners that travel together through the curriculum.

Make a Gift to ZCELL

Zaytuna Center for Ethical Living and Learning (ZCELL) invites benefactors from around the world to support our mission of nurturing a permaculture garden, fruit orchard, and bee hives. ZCELL is dedicated to applying regenerative agriculture practices in an urban environment, utilizing natural methods for everything from soil conditioning to pest management. These efforts are based on our belief that one of humanity’s foremost responsibilities, as bestowed by Allah, is to act as compassionate stewards of the Earth and His creations.