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Click inside to read about the Academy's first graduation ceremony and future plans.Click inside to read about the Academy's first graduation ceremony and future plans.

Welcome to the Islamic Vocational Academy, Mahad' ad-Dawat' al Islamiya. Please take some time to look over the prospectus and read more about the ethos of the academy, the only institute of higher education for madrassah graduates in Afghanistan.

Academy objectives

The objectives of Mahad' ad-Dawa are the result of a cross-border conference of Islamic scholars from Pakistan and Afghanistan held in Jalalabad in March 2009. More »

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Investing the word dawah with new meaning

The Islamic Vocational Academy believes in dawah. Indeed, one may say that first and foremost, it has been formed in order to make Islamic scholars into dawah practitioners, but dawah in what sense? More »

The role of religious scholars in society

Click inside to read the latest keynote address given by the founder of the Islamic Academy, John Butt, at the Academy's recent conference on raising the profile of Islamic scholars in society.   More »

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Agenda for the Islamic Academy's Graduation and Conference

Four years following its creation, the Islamic Academy is pleased to hold its first graduation ceremony, along with a conference on "Religious scholars' role in society." Click here to read our full agenda. More »


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07/02/2013 Speech: The role of religious scholars in society

A meeting of religious scholars held in Jalalabad, Afghanistan - January 29th 2013

Raising the profile of religious scholars in society: the role of the Islamic Vocational Academy

The following keynote... More »

29/01/2013 Religious Scholars' Role in Society

Agenda for Graduation Ceremony and Conference

Date: January 29th 2013

Jalalabad, Afghanistan

1. To give certificates, if possible attested by the Ministry of Education, to those who have graduated from the... More »

29/01/2013 The Islamic Vocational Academy reaches out to the community

Jalalabad, January 29th 2013: Early in 2009, a conference of Islamic scholars from all over Afghanistan was held in the eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad.

The Islamic Vocational Academy came into... More »