Cambridge Muslim College

Cambridge Muslim College (CMC)
Professor Joel Hayward teaching at Cambridge Muslim College
MottoFaith in Scholarship
Established2009
Address
14 St Paul’s Road
,
Cambridge
,
CB1 2EZ
,
United Kingdom
ProgramsBA (Hons) in Islamic Studies
Diploma in Contextual Islamic Studies & Leadership
Colours   
WebsiteOfficial website

Cambridge Muslim College is an independent higher education institution in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It was founded in 2009 by Timothy Winter (also known as Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad).[1][2] It was most recently (2023 and 2024) headed by Joel Hayward, a professor and senior education administrator, who served as Chief Executive.[3][4]

Cambridge Muslim College was founded to support British Muslim scholarship and training from secular and Islamic perspectives.[5][6] It does not hold a political or denominational affiliation.[7]

Accredited by the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education,[5] Cambridge Muslim College offers trained Muslim scholars a one year diploma in Islamic studies and leadership, designed to help them better implement their knowledge and training in 21st-century Britain.[8] It also hosts academics, including early-career scholars engaged in post-doctoral research, as full-time and associate research fellows.[9][10] In 2017, Cambridge Muslim College launched a three-year BA (Hons) in Islamic Studies validated by The Open University.

  1. ^ Haifaa A. Jawad (8 December 2011). Towards Building a British Islam: New Muslims' Perspectives. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-1-4411-1433-4.
  2. ^ Nielsen, Jørgen; Akgönül, Samim; Alibašić, Ahmet; Racius, Egdunas (19 September 2013). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe. BRILL. pp. 693–. ISBN 978-90-04-25586-9.
  3. ^ "Joel Hayward Personal Webpage". joelhayward.org/. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Professor Joel Hayward Departs". Cambridge Muslim College. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b Matthew L.N. Wilkinson (30 October 2014). A Fresh Look at Islam in a Multi-Faith World: a philosophy for success through education. Taylor & Francis. pp. 25–. ISBN 978-1-317-59597-7.
  6. ^ Clinton Bennett (20 November 2014). The Bloomsbury Companion to Islamic Studies. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 35–. ISBN 978-1-4725-8689-6.
  7. ^ "Aims and Objectives". Cambridge Muslim College. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Timothy Winter: Britain's most influential Muslim - and it was all down to a peach". The Independent. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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