Cordoba University Explained

Cordoba University is a defunct Islamic university formerly located in Ashburn, Virginia, United States. The university was made up of the Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences (GSISS) and Cordoba School of Professional Studies. GSISS was part of a United States Department of Defense program for training Muslim military chaplains which produced the United States Marine Corps' first Muslim chaplain.^[1]

GSISS is an affiliate member of the Washington Theological Consortium.

See also

• List of Islamic educational institutions

References

At a Hartford Seminary, a Military Matter by Tim Townsend, The New York Times, October 12, 2003

External links

• Cordoba University

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kurata, Phillip . Bangladeshi American Is First Muslim Chaplain in Marine Corps . 4 February 2008 . 26 January 2010 . America.gov . https://web.archive.org/web/20100209053719/http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-english/2008/February/20080204123903cpataruk0.6934015.html . 2010-02-09 . dead .