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Shaykh Rami Nsour is a scholar, counselor, public speaker, teacher, and translator of Islamic texts. Spending over 10 years within the Mauritanian tradition (mahdara) system of studying Islam, Shaykh Rami received licensure (ijaza) to share his wisdom with students. Further enhancing his extensive study of fiqh, Nsour completed an extraordinary ‘in-residence’ experience, allowing him to research questions (fatawa) of Islamic faith, law, and practice.

Rami Nsour co-founded the Tayba Foundation, the first organization in the United States to offer a distance-learning program in Islamic Education to incarcerated men and women.  Shaykh Rami has extensive experience in curriculum development, specifically in character (akhlaq), and holds a B.A. in Human Development with a focus on Early Childhood.  He also obtained an M.A. in Educational Psychology.  A resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, he lives with his wife and three children.

Shaykh Ahmed Billoo was born and raised in Southern California, and by God’s grace, he memorized the Qur’an at a young age. He has been active with various organizations and Islamic Centers for several years, delivering sermons, lectures, and leading prayers. He studied in Cairo, Egypt in 2006, and in 2007 was granted a scholarship to study at the Islamic University of Madinah. He completed an associate’s degree in the Arabic language and then went on to graduate from the College of Sharia (Islamic Jurisprudence). He currently resides in Southern California with his wife and daughters, serves as the Religious Director of the Islamic Center of Cypress, and is an instructor at the Institute of Knowledge Seminary in Diamond Bar, California.