Selina Begum Ali

Sheikha
Selina Begum Ali
Native name সেলিনা বেগম আলী
Born (1975-11-21) 21 November 1975
London, England
Residence London, England
Nationality British
Alma mater European Institute of Islamic Sciences
Occupation Islamic scholar, teacher
Organization Beacon Institute
Religion Islam
Spouse(s) Fahimul Anam
Children 4
Website www.beaconinstitute.co.uk

Selina Begum Ali (Bengali: সেলিনা বেগম আলী; born 21 November 1975) is an English Islamic scholar, teacher and founding director of the Beacon Institute.

Education

Ali graduated with a bachelor's degree (BEd) in Primary Education, CELTA and PTLLS from London. She also completed a Diploma in Arabic Language and a bachelor's degree (BA) in Usul-Ad-Din (fundamentals of faith) and Usul-al Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) in Arabic medium from the European Institute of Islamic Sciences in France.[1][2]

While studying Sharia, she also completed a Tajwid course on Ibn al-Jazari, a classical Tajwid text, and studied Tajwid under a number of male and female Tajwid scholars.[1][3][4]

Career

Since 2007, Ali has been teaching Tajwid, Aqidah, Fiqh and other Islamic Sciences in UK in various courses at university campuses, mosques and Islamic centres.[5] Since 2005, she has taught in the Tarteel courses (beautifying recitation), Itqan courses (perfecting recitation), Nafar courses (understanding Islam) and in Knowledge-seekers courses (Islamic Sciences). She also teaches at the Beacon Institute, of which, she is one of the founding directors.[3][4]

She is currently teaching the Arabic for Life Long Learning Programme and Modern Foreign Language (MFL) Programme for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. She also delivers talks on education and on other various Islamic issues at university campuses, Mosques and Islamic Centres.[3][4]

In July 2014, Ali was interviewed by Nadia Ali on BBC Asian Network about her thoughts and experiences of Ramadan.[6]

Personal life

Ali is married to Fahimul Anam (born 1972) and has four children.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sheikha Selina Begum Ali". Beacon Institute. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Shiekha Selina Begum Ali". Beyond Boundaries. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Trustees". Gift of Knowledge. Retrieved 1 August 2015. Sheikha Selina Begum Ali
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Sheikha Selina Begum Ali". Oak Education. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Selina Ali". Islamic Institute for Development & Research. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ramadan Reflection with Sheika Selina Begum Ali". BBC Asian Network. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2015.



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