Gender Identity and Islam

We are grateful to be joined by Ayman Nassar of Islamic Leadership Institute in Maryland, USA. The not-for-profit organisation aims to promote leadership development, education, and research based on Islamic values and principles. They operate a Youth Crisis Line which provides counselling services for ages 13-27 with support for youth suffering from substance abuse, homelessness, domestic challenges, academic suspension, and unemployment.

The Institute has done research on gender identity from an Islamic perspective, which we discuss in this month’s webinar.

Date: Sunday 9th October 2022

Time: 4pm (BST), 11am (EDT)

Ayman Nassar has over 25 years of experience in individual transformation, youth development, and coaching. He has coached, taught and counselled thousands of youth and young professionals and has been a certified mentor and coach with Big Brother Big Sister, Lutheran Social Services, Dar Al-Taqwa, Prince George’s Community College Asian, Latino, African, Native American (ALANA), New Beginnings Youth Center, Howard County Detention Center and Islamic Leadership Institute of America (ILIA), a youth development organization he founded in 2009. In 2015, Ayman founded Youth Crisis Line (YCL) to address the alarming need for stabilizing young adults experiencing challenges and crises. Ayman is a member of the Howard County Reentry Council and the Howard County Ethnic Diversity Round Table. He holds two master’s degrees in electrical engineering, engineering management and systems engineering, and holds certifications in half a dozen leadership areas. He has been trained in cultural competence, youth development, reentry, psychology, and curriculum development and has devised over 140 courses and programs for youth and adults. He was faculty at the University of California, Prince George’s Community College, Strayer University and Howard Community College.