About Us
The Organization
The Islamic Da`wah Center is a tax exempt, non-profit organization.
The Mission
Serving the Community by Presenting a True Picture of
Islam
The Founders
Dr. Mohammad Rashad Khalil: Dr. Mohammad Rashad Khalil was born in Egypt in
1928. He
earned a doctorate degree in Arabic literature from the University of
Cairo. He worked there before becoming a professor at King Saud
University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Khalil moved to Houston in 1989. He worked at
the
Islamic Society of Greater Houston as an Imam, then as a chairman of
the ISGH Ulama (Scholars) Committee. He was instrumental in the
founding of Iman Academy and Darul Arqam Islamic Schools. In the
mid-1990s, He served as a president of the Virginia-based Muslim
American Society.
Dr. Khalil authored several books in Islamic
interpretation of history and Islamic social sciences. Dr. Kahlil gave
talks, presentations, and seminars in the US and around the world in
many topics including Islamic Theology, Islamic Jurisprudence, and
Islamic History. Since the late 1990s, Dr. Khalil focused his
efforts on
establishing the Islamic Da`wah Center in downtown Houston, as an
institution presenting Islam, its history, and its culture to people of
other faith.
Dr. Khalil died in October 2006 after a long
battle with cancer.
Dr. Jamal Badawi: Dr. Jamal Badawi was born and raised in Cairo,
Egypt. He
received his bachelors from Ain Shams University in Cairo. He moved to
the US soon after. He enrolled in Indiana University (Bloomington, IN)
where he received both his Masters and doctorate in the department of
Business Administration. Dr. Badawi is Professor of Management at St. Mary
University (Halifax). He is also a cross-appointed faculty member in
the Departments of Religious Studies and Management, at St. Mary
University.
Currently, Dr. Badawi is the director of the Islamic Information
Foundation (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada), which is a non-profit
foundation seeking to promote better understanding of Islam by Muslims
and non-Muslims.
Dr. Badawi's work in the area of Islamic
education
includes teaching courses on Islam at many educational institutions
including Stanford University (California). Dr. Badawi is also a member
of the Fiqh Council of North America, the Fiqh arm of the Islamic
Society of North America, a member of the Consultative Council of North
America, and a member of the Juristic Council of North America. Dr. Badawi is also very active in journalism and
broadcasting. He has researched, designed, and presented a 350 1/2 hour
segment television series on Islam, which was shown on many TV stations
in Canada, the US, and other countries. His published books include:
Selected prayers, Gender Equity in Islam, Muhammad in the Bible, Status
of Women in Islam, Polygamy in Islamic Law, Islam: A Brief Look, Muslim
Woman's Dress According to the Qur'an and the Sunnah and Islamic Ethics.
Hakeem Olajuwon: Hakeem
was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria in January 21, 1963. He was the
third of six children. His father was a middle class business man who
owned a cement business in Lagos. His athletic career began as a soccer
goalkeeper and handball player. He attended a British style boarding
school near Lagos. His basketball career started at the age of 17. Christopher Pond, an American coaching basketball
in
Africa, Steered him toward the States. Two years later he enrolled at
the University of Houston. Hakeem started playing with the
college team basketball to make it all the way to the NBA. In 1984,
Hakeem Olajuwon was drafted to the Houston Rockets.
Honors & achievements
during his 18-year career at the NBA
NBA
champion (1994, '95); NBA Finals MVP (1994, '95); NBA MVP (1994);
Defensive Player of Year (1993, '94); All-NBA First Team (1987, '88,
'89, '93, '94, '97); All-NBA Second Team ('86, '90, '96); Third Team
(1991, '95, '99); All-Defensive First Team ('87, '88, '90, '93, '94);
12-time All-Star; Olympic gold medalist (1996); One of 50 Greatest
Players in NBA History (1996).
In 1993-94 became the first player to be named
NBA MVP,
Defensive Player of the Year and NBA Finals MVP in the same
year.
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