American Open
University ( School of Islamic and Arabic Studies ):The
American Open University is based on the goal to provide educational services for all those who
seek knowledge, and to bring it to them wherever they may be, in order to enable them to reconcile
their study requirements and their making a living. It does not have an age requirement or
full-time study.
The International Institute of Islamic
Thought (IIIR):The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) is a cultural intellectual foundation. The Institute was
established and registered in the United States of America at the beginning of the fifteenth Hijrah century (1401/1981) with the following
objectives:
- To provide a comprehensive Islamic outlook through elucidating the principles of Islam and relating them to relevant
issues of contemporary thought.
- To regain the intellectual, cultural, and civilizational identity of the ummah through the Islamization of the humanities and
social sciences.
- To rectify the methodology of contemporary Islamic thought in order to enable it to resume its contribution to the
progress of human civilization and give it meaning and direction in line with the values and objectives of Islam.
School of Islamic & Social Sciences (SISS):The School offers two
master's degree programs, the Master of Arts in Islamic Studies, an academic degree, and the Master of Imamate, a professional
degree. Although the two degrees are considerably different in content, objectives, and duration, they share a core curriculum of
graduate Islamic Studies courses that are required of all students, regardless of the program. The Master of Arts in Islamic Studies
offers three specialization's: Shariah Studies, History, or Political Science.
The Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in
America (IIASA): is an educational and research institution. Among the various
activities of the Institute are teaching Arabic and Islamic courses (free of charge), and
undertaking research in Islamic studies.
ISNA Islamic Learning Centre (ILC): A division of the ISNA Islamic school.
1525 Sherway Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4X 1C5
Mailing Address: 4504 Heathgate Crescent, Mississauga, Ontario, L5R 2C4
Information: (905) 890-7949 Fax: (905) 507-0009