Islamic Online University
| IOU | |
 | |
| Motto | Changing nation through education |
|---|---|
| Type | Online & Distance Learning |
| Established | 2001 |
| Chancellor | Bilal Philips |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Campus | Tallinding, K.S.M.D - The Gambia |
| Affiliations | Gollis University |
| Website | http://www.islamiconlineuniversity.com/ |
The Islamic Online University (IOU) is an online, distance-learning institute founded by Bilal Philips.[1]
Background
Initially established in 2001,[2] the program shut down due to technical difficulties. In April 2007, the Islamic Online University (IOU) reopened with a greater offering of completely free short courses.[2] The IOU propagates a clear-cut Salafi ideology.[1]
Ernest Bai Koroma, the Chancellor of University of Sierra Leone (USL) welcomed the idea of establishing the IOU type Islamic institution.[3] In 2014, the Niger State Government paid the Islamic Online University's Bachelor of Arts school fees for 35 students that registered from the state.[2]
References
- 1 2 Marloes Janson, Islam, Youth and Modernity in the Gambia: The Tablighi Jama'at (The International African Library), 2013, p 251. ISBN 1107040574
- 1 2 3 "Niger State Government Pays Islamic Online University BA Fees for 35 Students". Niger Times. March 2014. Archived from the original on August 12, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Chancellor of IOU meets Chancellor of USL". Sierra Express. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
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