Their journey to Islam

• Served in the United States Air Force
• Studied in Syria and Morocco
• Co-founded Zaytuna College with Hamza Yusuf

The full story

Zaid Shakir was born in Berkeley, California and served in the Air Force before accepting Islam in 1977. He spent years studying Arabic and the Islamic sciences in Syria and Morocco, then returned to the United States to teach. With Hamza Yusuf he co-founded Zaytuna College, the first accredited Muslim undergraduate college in the United States.