1973-1983: Earned an Ijazah (certificate) of memorization of the Holy Qur’an.
1985-1989: Earned a Bachelors Degree in Islamic Jurisprudence.
1988-1994: Earned a Bachelors Degree in Translation (Arabic – French – English).
Work Experience
1989-1996: Teacher of Islamic Education and Arabic literature in Mauritanian high schools. Worked in the same period as editor, translator and chief editor with several Mauritanian newspapers (Al-Kalam, Al-Islah, Al-Diyaa …).
1997-1998: Instructor of Tafsir (Quránic exegesis) and Arabic grammar at Al-Eman University, Sanaa, Yemen.
1999-2000: Instructor of Islamic Principles and Arabic at the Islamic Center of Washington, D.C., American Open University, VA, and the Islamic Center of Modesto, CA.
2001-2003: Director of the Islamic Center of South Plains, Lubbock, Texas. And Head editor of the online Al-Fiqh Al-Syasi magazine: (www.fiqhsyasi.com)
Publications
Writes about Political Islamic thought (theory and comparison), Islamic literature, Islamic Movements and dialogue between the Islamic World and the West. He writes regularly on aljazeera.net and fiqhsyasi.com websites.
Books (published)
•“the Islamic Movement in Sudan: Introduction to a Strategic and Organizational thought” (Dar Al-Hikma Publishing & disributing, London 2002).
• “Political discords in Early Islam” (will be published soon insha’ Allah by Dar Al-Risalah, Sanaá, Yemen)
• “Political legitimacy in Islam: Revelation and History” • “Sincere Aurora” (a poetic collection)
Articles (published)
•Concept of political legitimacy
•Islamic Revivalism and the West: ways of dialogue and coexistence
•Mosque of Qurtubah in Muhammad Iqbal’s
•Political Sunnah on consultation (shura) and mutual consultation (mushawara) (in Alasr and al-fiqh Assyasi magazines)
•Brief Words on Islamic Art
•Knowledge and power in Islamic history
•Fundamentals of social change in Islam
•Christian Zionism and American policy
•U.S. Muslims and the limits of civil liberties after September 11th.
Translation
•translated several articles from French into Arabic.
•translated from English into Arabic a book entitled “training Translators and Conference Interpretors” by W.K. Weber.
