Name: Sharif Abdullah Rosen

Recipient Type: Scholarship Recipient

Recipient Year: 2012

School Name: Michigan State University

Major: Education

Description: Born and raised in Southern California, Sharif Abdullah Rosen embraced Islam in 2002 while an undergraduate at Loyola Marymount University. He went on to found the Muslim Student Association. From 2006 – 2008, Sharif led outreach and fundraising efforts for the Umma Clinic in Los Angeles. With this goal, Sharif moved to Amman, Jordan in December 2008 to embark on Arabic and Islamic studies, while also accepting a director-level position at the Qasid American Institute.  Sharif’s current projects include translating foundational, practical texts in Islamic law. In 2011, Sharif began a Master's program at Michigan State University concentrating on Education Leadership, graduating in 2015. Sharif also graduated from the Hartford Seminary with an MA in Religious Studies in 2021 and has since served as a Muslim Chaplain.

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