Biography Narrative

Basmah Ahmed Jastaniah is a Saudi Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities with a specialization in Faith, Religions and Creeds. She is an active member of the University’s Social Committee and often gives lectures, trainings and speaks at conferences. She has also participated in research and supervised a number of scientific papers and discussions on the topic of voluntary work and its role in the development of social values among young people. Dr Jastaniah was proud to have served as the Dean of Studies at Taibah University from 2009-2012. On a personal level, she is proud of her ethics and charisma and hopes that she is able to motivate and inspire her students. She asks Allah Almighty to help her in all things and to continue to provide her the guidance to be a good role model to those around her.

Interreligious Activities and Initiatives

International Applications into Interreligion & Interculture Dialogue

A cooperation between King Abdullah Center for Dialogue and Taibah University is proposed whereby the opportunity to establish a new Master program route in the field of interculture and interreligion dialogue applications and practices will become achievable.

It is believed that our national graduates from the Department of Islamic studies have limited exposure and subsequently experience to be involved in an international interculture and interreligion dialogue due to their infrequent exposure to this type of practices. Such a project will provide evidence to whether or not this hypothesis is true. It will also present factual feedback to trainees’ reaction to such a new route so as to carry on the project in subsequent years and adopt it by Taibah University as an established Master program or just as a module integrated into already-established Master programs.

This project will also make it possible to adopt a wider scope of such practices and applications that may be adopted by universities and institutions Kingdome wise, regionally and internationally.