• 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.

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  • 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.

     

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  • 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.

MA Student Experience

MA Graduates Talk About Their Path to a PhD Program & Giving Back to the Community

“We need to frame the discussion.”

Zaytuna MA student Scott Doolin, who is preparing to graduate in May, sat down with Faisal Hamid, our dire…

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How Muaz Gained Confidence in Scholarship

Muaz Inaam, a Zaytuna BA and MA graduate who is preparing to begin a PhD in Islamic Studies at Georgetown…

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A Program for Proving Why Islam Is True

Bismillah. To so many, Zaytuna College represents the peak of our aspirations as a global Muslim communi…

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The Ongoing Gift of My Education

After graduating from the Master's program, I have kept busy with several meaningful projects. While I pur…

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