American Islamic College
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| Type | Private university |
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| Established | 1983 (incorporated in 1981;[1] closed, 2004; reopened, 2011[2]) |
| President | Timothy J. Gianotti[3] |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | 3.3 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Website | aicusa |
American Islamic College (AIC) is a private Islamic university in Chicago, Illinois. It accepts students from all backgrounds and prepares students for leadership and policy making roles in American society; and for management and staff of American Muslim institutions, and; serving as a resource to American institutions and individuals for learning about Islam.[4] In 2017, it enrolled fewer than 50 students and offered bachelor's and master's degrees in Islamic Studies and master's of Islamic Jurisprudence.[5]
History
[edit]AIC was founded in the early 1980s by a coalition of American Muslim leaders in cooperation with colleagues in the Middle East, of which its first president was the Palestinian-American scholar Ismail al-Faruqi. It received support from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Islamic Development Bank.
References
[edit]- ^ "History | American Islamic College". Aicusa.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ Lepeskmay, David (2011-05-28). "Return of Islamic College Raises New Questions". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "Administration & College Staff - American Islamic College". 8 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "A Highly Valued Islamic University | American Islamic College". Aicusa.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ Robert Herguth, @RobertHerguth. "American Islamic College prez: 'We're as American as we are Islamic'". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
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