Waleed Basyouni

وليد بسيوني

Islamic scholar and educator based in Texas: president of AlMaghrib Institute and head of its Islamic theology and ethics department, imam of Clear Lake Islamic Center, director of the Texas Dawah Convention, and a member of the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America's Fatwa and Research Committee and of the North American Imam Federation. He holds a doctorate in theology.

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    Waleed Basyouni is an Islamic scholar and educator based in Texas. He is the President of AlMaghrib Institute and Head of its Islamic Theology and Ethics department, and he holds a PhD in theology. 1

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    He is the imam of Clear Lake Islamic Center and the Director of the Texas Dawah Convention. 1 He is a member of the North American Imam Federation and serves on the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America's Fatwa and Research Committee, and he advises Islamic societies and organisations across the United States. 2 His recorded lectures are archived in Muslim Central's podcast series under his name. 2

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    No consulted source names a legal school or theological affiliation for him personally; the sources give his posts, his committee memberships and his doctorate. His faith is therefore recorded as unknown. 1 2

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    1. Waleed Basyouni — AlMaghrib Institute page
    2. Waleed Basyouni — Muslim Central podcast listing
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