Islamic Online University

Islamic Online University
IOU
Logo of the International Islamic Online University
Type Online & Distance Learning
Established 2007
Chancellor Bilal Philips
Students 420,000
Location Kanifing, Gambia
Campus Tallinding, K.S.M.D - The Gambia
Affiliations Gollis University
Website http://iou.edu.gm/

The Islamic Online University (IOU) is an online, distance-learning institute founded by Bilal Philips.[1]

Background

Initially established in 2001,[2] the program shut down due to technical difficulties. In April 2007, the Islamic Online University (IOU) reopened with a greater offering of completely free short courses.[2] The IOU propagates a clear-cut Salafi ideology.[1]

Ernest Bai Koroma, the Chancellor of University of Sierra Leone (USL) welcomed the idea of establishing the IOU type Islamic institution.[3] In 2014, the Niger State Government paid the Islamic Online University's Bachelor of Arts school fees for 35 students that registered from the state.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Marloes Janson, Islam, Youth and Modernity in the Gambia: The Tablighi Jama'at (The International African Library), 2013, p 251. ISBN 1107040574
  2. 1 2 3 "Niger State Government Pays Islamic Online University BA Fees for 35 Students". Niger Times. March 2014. Archived from the original on August 12, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Chancellor of IOU meets Chancellor of USL". Sierra Express. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
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