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Inaugural ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Islamic Schooling Conference

4 February 2016

Islamic schools are growing rapidly in Western countries. How much do we really know about the success of ‘Islamic’ schools in Western contexts?

Inaugural ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Islamic Schooling Conference

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
20-21 February 2016 

With an impressive line-up of international and national speakers, "Continuity and Change: Envisioning the way forward for Islamic Schooling in the West is sure to offer valuable and practical insights into the future of Islamic schooling in the West.

Conference themes:

  • Vision and purpose in Islamic schools
  • Attaining the ‘Islamic’ in Islamic schools
  • Effectiveness, relevance & contextualisation of Islamic & Arabic studies
  • Worldview and the educative process
  • Traditional vs. contemporary pedagogical approaches
  • Curriculum models – toward a holistic model?
  • Teacher training

The Inaugural ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Schooling Conference is supported by the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Government through the Council for ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ – Arab relations (CAAR) of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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    Fazeel Arain

    Fazeel Arain

    Principal

    BBus (Accounting), MComm (Info Systems) CPA

    Fazeel comes from a commercial background that has seen him work in a multitude of roles across the accounting, technology and educational sectors. His valuable experience in these roles combined with a strong interest in ensuring that the Islamic Community makes a positive contribution to Australia has seen him initiate a large scale project to develop educational centres and facilities for the Islamic community.

    Fazeel is a co-founder of ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ and has played a key role in developing the business model to establish and grow the College. He has a passion for innovation, creativity, and driving change. Fazeel has guided the direction of ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ since its inception, overseeing the expansion of its campus and its administrative growth. Prior to establishing Al Siraat, Fazeel worked as a senior consultant in implementing Oracle Applications and other business solutions for large organisations, government bodies and educational institutions.

    Fazeel recognises that the journey of Al Siraat has just commenced and is looking forward to working with the College community to further develop the College into an institution that fulfils its strategic objectives.