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Jowad Al-Ansari
 

Currently       Manager of As-Sojood Moslem Association Center since July 2004

·          Pastoral care, lead prayer, religious ceremonies, rituals for new born, the sick, the dead, Public Relations, Responsible for teaching Arabic, Farsi, Quranic studies, Fiqh (Jurisprudence) and religious studies.
 

EXPERIENCE

Currently Chaplain at Beaumont hospital, Royal Oaks.

Manager Imam (clergy)       Islamic Center of Michigan City, IN.
June first, 2001-June first 2004, Teaching Arabic, Fiqh (Jurisprudence) and Islamic courses.

Imam (clergy)
2000 -2001                  Islamic Institute of Knowledge, Dearborn, MI
·         Lead prayer, religious ceremonies, rituals for new born, the sick, the dead, Taught Arabic, Fiqh (Jurisprudence), Islamic courses, Public Relations, and Translation.
·         Responsible for organizing computer system for the Institute.

 
1992- 2000                  Kuwait University, Khaldiah, Kuwait
Senior Training Officer
·         Advise students and staff.
·         Responsible for training of the employees at computer center.
·         Organize Al-Khawarizmi Project (a training institute that teaches computer courses).
·         Teach DOS, Windows and Arab Write, Win95, WinWord, PowerPoint, Excel, Intro. to L.A.N, Internet, modems, and Web Authoring home page.
·         Organize main frame courses such as VAX/VMS, MVS/ESA…. etc.
·         Responsible for translating KUCS Windows (Quarterly Magazine).

 

1994-2000                   Jumadar Husaineyyah Religious Center, Hawalli, Kuwait
Imam (clergy), duties: Lead prayer, religious ceremonies, rituals for new born, the sick, the dead, Taught Arabic, Islamic courses, Public Relations
1989-1992                   Islamic Institute of Knowledge, Dearborn, MI
Imam (clergy):  As above

1984-1988                   Institute of Banking Studies, Murquab, Kuwait
·         Taught Digital Electronics, DOS and BASIC Language
Assistant Head of Administration
·         Responsible for administrative duties.
·         Maintenance of Prime brand Mini Computer System.
·         Taught Dos, Windows, WinWord, Excel, Dbase, and Access.

1983-1984                   Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Shuwaikh, Kuwait
Training Officer
·         Responsible for organizing scientific programs on computers.
·         Organizing technical courses for the Institute.

1983-1984                   Ministry of Information, Murquab, Kuwait
English Translator
·         News editor and translation for the English Channel.

EDUCATION

Currently Student at University of Detroit Mercy, Masters degree in religious studies.

1990                CENTURY UNIVERSITY, Albuquerque, NM
Master Degree in Electrical Engineering.
 

1982                UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, Louisville, KY
Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts.
 

1981                KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, Louisville, KY
Associate in Applied Sciences Specializing in Biomedical Electronics and Electronics Technology.
 

1976                VINCENNES UNIVERSITY, Vincennes, IN
Associate in Arts.
 
Religious Education
1967 - 1972 First Level           Al-Jafareyyah school                          Al-Qadesseyyah, Kuwait                  
1981 - 1985 Second Level      Al-Shirazi Houza (Islamic Univ.)       Benade Al-Qar, Kuwait
1992 – 2000 Third Level        Al-Mehdi Houza (Islamic Univ.)        Ar-Riq’e, Kuwait

Islamic Courses (Al-Mehdi Islamic Seminary) Kuwait

First Level (Moqaddemat):  
Osool Ad-Deen (principlas of Islam)
Verdicts of Islam
Al-Orwat Al-Wothqa
Logic (hasheyat Molla Abdulla), also Logic Mothaffar
Arabic Al-Ajeroomeyyah
Arabic Sarf of the words
Arabic Grammar (Alfeyat ben Malik) As-Seuti
Arabic Grammer sharh iben Aqeel
Arabic Eloquence (Al-Ma’ani Wal-Bayan)
Arabic As-Samadeyyah
Arabic Applications
Islamic social system
Islamic Economics
Islamic philosophy
History of the Middle East

Second Level (sottoh):          
Philosophy principles
Philosophy (Manthoomat As-Sabzawari)
Philosophy (sharh At-Tajreed)
Psychology Islamic ethics (Jame’ As-Sa’adat)
Psychology beginning
Psychology advance
Psychology (human behavior)
Hajj rituals (manasek)
Shara'a, Fiqh (Jurisprudence)
Lom’ah Demishqeyyah (Analetical Feqeh)
Osooll Al-Feqeh (principles of Fiqeh)
History of Islam
Quwa’ed AlFeqeh
Hadith and sunnah
Quranic Knowledge,
Exegesis of the Quran (tafseer)
Makasib
Kefayah

Third Level (Kharej): Kharej Feqeh