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Jameel Besada

Ustadh Jameel Besada was born and raised in Los Angeles, California to a Peruvian mother and Cuban father. He accepted Islam in 2003 and went on to receive his bachelor’s degree from the University of California San Diego in Spanish Literature with a minor in International Migration Studies. Today, he is a student at the Islamic University of Madinah in the faculty of Islamic Law, where he will be the first Latin American student to complete a degree from the faculty of Sharia. You can find Ustadh Jameel on Facebook and Twitter.

Stories By Jameel Besada

Jameel Besada

Ramadan SOS – Rescuing New Muslims from Iftar Loneliness

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw it. But there it was, barely visible under the dull, pale glow of the street light; as if...
Jameel Besada

Candid Convertsations: Q&A with Imam Suhaib Webb

Date: March 2016 Location: Madinah, KSA Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in the following article are solely those of the interviewee, and do not represent...
Jameel Besada

Candid Convertsations : Day One

I don’t remember too much from 1990, except for the excitement that came over me when I went to watch Home Alone and Teenage Mutant Ninja...