The Founders
Built by teachers, for students who deserve the best.
Maawa began with two teachers who refused to let geography decide who could learn the Book of Allah.
Sheikh. Muhammad Alaa
Founder & Academic Director
Graduated and Have a Master degree from Faculty of The holy Quran at Al-Azhar University as I have several Ijazaat in Quran Recitation, Tajweed and Qira'aat beside several courses in English language with Islamic English and general as well as I have been working as a Quran and Islamic studies teacher for 5 years to the Arabs and non- Arabs at several academies.
Qur'an sciences · Curriculum oversight
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Ustadha Layla Mahmoud
Co-Founder & Director of Studies
Ustadha Layla taught Arabic to non-native speakers for over a decade before co-founding Maawa. She designs the teacher-training programme that every instructor passes before meeting a single student.
Teacher training · Arabic curriculum