News & Events

Jun 23

2018-06-23 8:00:00 2018-06-23 14:00:00 America/Los_Angeles CANCELLED: Zaytuna Outdoor Enrichment Free Day Hike Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been canceled. Please contact Scott Doolin at [email protected] for more information.  Hike with Zaytuna College faculty member Imam Dawood Yasin and Zaytuna College student trip leaders. Day hikes are intended to provide community members an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of God’s creation during local Bay Area hikes. Hikes will include selected readings from the Islamic tradition that directly relate to the natural world and that help foster a deeper connection with God through the natural world. Location: Local Bay Area hike. Location to be determined. INSTRUCTORS:Imam Dawood YasinScott Doolin, Zaytuna College ‘18 TBD Zaytuna College

Jun 24 - 29

2018-06-24 0:00:00 2018-06-24 0:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Zaytuna Summer Academy: High School High school students from across the country can join Muslim faculty on the Berkeley campus of Zaytuna College for spirited conversation and ennobling thought stimulated by the great books of the Islamic tradition and Western Civilization. For a week, participants will engage firsthand with some of the more significant works of the past 2,500 years. They’ll read and discuss works selected from such masters of Islamic and the Western scholarly traditions as Homer, Sophocles, Plato, Aristotle, Euripides, Ovid, Saint Augustine, Imam Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī, Ibn Khaldūn, Abu Dawud, Imam Shams al-Din al-Dhahabi, Imam al-Qurtubi, Al-Farābīi, Al-Ghazzālī, Naquib al-Attas, Petrarch, Shakespeare, Newton and Kepler. It will be a time to make new friends, to enjoy the give and take of rational argument, and to pursue the truth. Zaytuna College offers a beautiful Muslim environment, which provides a rich spiritual and intellectual life. INSTRUCTORS Imam Dawood Yasin MALS (Dartmouth College) Dr Youssef Ismail PhD (Stanford University) Dr Omar Qureshi PhD (Loyola University Chicago) Dr Jawad Qureshi PhD (University of Chicago) Scott Doolin BA (Evergreen State) and BA (Zaytuna College) Zaytuna College Student Residential AssistantsCOST & REGISTRATION Cost: $850.00 per individual. Includes: Tuition, housing, meals, books, and organized off-campus activities. *Cancellation policy:1. Payment due at time of registration.2. No refund if the cancellation request is received on or after June 22nd 2018. This program is now full.  For more information, contact Nesrine Mehai at [email protected], or call 510-900-3139. Zaytuna College, 2770 Marin Ave Berkeley CA 94708 Zaytuna College

Jun 29

2018-06-29 18:00:00 2018-06-29 20:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Spring 2018 Zaytuna College Book Club: Destiny Disrupted Join Imam Zaid Shakir and Imam Dawood Yasin for our final Book Club event for Spring 2018. The Book Club will be discussing the book, “Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes” by Tamim Ansary – a book that leads the reader through nearly 1,500 years of Islamic history, from the revelation of the Qur’an and the early life of the Islamic community, through the Abbasids, the Ottomans, the Mughals, and up to the beginnings of the 21st century.  Come and experience an in-depth discussion on world history and the intersection of Islamic civilization with Western civilization. Welcome reception starts at 6:00 p.m. and program starts at 7:00 p.m. Free EventRSVP Here Zaytuna College, 2401 Le Conte Avenue, Berkeley, CA, USA Zaytuna College