Biography

Temple University - Religion

Working as adjunct faculty at Temple University and nationally active as a speaker and panel participant.
Higher Education
Saiyida Zakiya-Hasna
Islam, PhD
Springfield, Pennsylvania
I have worked for three decades as an educator and speaker in the USA. I was raised with an interfaith psyche due to a life that spanned four continents. I have taught in different countries and consequently have developed an insight into multiple cultures. With an early background in literature and cultural studies, my abiding interest has been in the study of faith and wisdom traditions. Having lived in multiple cultures since childhood, insights into the cultures deepened my spirituality. The primary purpose through it all was a search for the Truth. For the initial two decades here I have been involved simultaneously in volunteer work with adult literacy, adult ESL, peace activism, and the Threshold program for the prisoners in Philadelphia. My other interests were to volunteer for the service of the elderly, to assist new immigrants to adapt to this clime and culture, and to help the inner city children and youth. I am currently working as an adjunct faculty member at the Temple University. I am nationally active as a speaker and panel participant. I am also a member of the board of the Women's Sacred Music Project and am actively engaged in the interfaith circuit of the Philadelphia region.