Mission Statement
The Barzinji Institute for Global Virtual Learning collaborates with institutions of higher education around the world to explore the similarities and differences in their missions and practices, to understand the challenges that they face and to create solutions in light of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
What We Are
The Jamal Barzinji Institute for Global Virtual Learning honors Dr. Barzinji’s legacy as an educator, community builder, and humanitarian. This collaboration provides opportunities for individuals and institutions to explore, analyze, and engage in critical thinking, and cross-cultural communication to identify and pursue shared goals.
Global Virtual Learning Announces Collaborative Projects Designed in COIL Workshop
Fellows will work towards the Project’s mission through mutual understanding.
‘Zero Hunger’ Team Has Eye-Opening Experience in Jordan
SU group visited Yarmouk University as part of a service project collaboration addressing food insecurity.
Global Virtual Learning Announces Collaborative Projects Designed in COIL Workshop
Fellows underwent extensive training on Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL).
Honoring Dr. Jamal Barzinji
Respect for humanity is the foundation of all interaction.”
Jamal Barzinji
Dr. Jamal Barzinji was an intellectual educator and community builder who advocated for “collective action on pressing contemporary issues. Education, health care, civil rights, racial justice, gender equality — he did not view these as political or intellectual debates, but as pivotal opportunities to create and ensure societal harmony.” (Islamic Horizons, 2015) He was involved in the establishment of many major Islamic organizations in the United States over the last four decades, including the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the International Institution of Islamic Thought (IIIT), and previously served for many years as an academic dean at the International Islamic University in Malaysia (Islamic Horizons, 2015). In order to honor Dr. Barzinji’s legacy as an educator, community builder and humanitarian, Shenandoah University launched the Jamal Barzinji Project for International Collaboration to Advance Higher Education.
Watch this short documentary on the life of Dr. Jamal Barzinji and this conference on his legacy.
Dr. Jamal Barzinji’s Legacy
Seminar On Dr. Jamal Barzinji
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The Barzinji Institute & Shenandoah University
Shenandoah has partnered with Bridgewater College and two universities in Muslim-majority countries (the University of Sarajevo, in Sarajevo, Bosnia, and the International Islamic University Malaysia in Selangor, Malaysia) to learn how to provide better opportunities for civil discourse within higher education.
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Barzinji Institute Director | Younus Y. Mirza | ymirza@su.edu