Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 119,469. Richardson is an inner suburb of the city of Dallas.
The University of Texas at Dallas is a public research university in Richardson, Texas. It is the northernmost institution of the University of Texas System. It was initially founded in 1961 as a private research arm of Texas Instruments.
The Hockaday School is an independent, secular, college preparatory day school for girls Pre-K through 12 located in Dallas, Texas, United States. The Hockaday School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest.
Dallas Christian School is a private, preparatory Christian day school for boys and girls located in Mesquite, Texas. The school offers classes for students ranging from pre-kindergarten through the twelfth grade. Dallas Christian School is a member of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS).
Parish Episcopal School is a co-educational day school located on two campuses in Dallas, Texas, US. The college preparatory school enrolls students in grades Pre-K–12. In 2015–2016 school year, 1,130 students were enrolled, making Parish the 3rd largest private school in Dallas County.
First Baptist Academy of Dallas is a private, Biblically integrated, college preparatory Christian school located in Dallas, Texas. First Baptist Academy opened for grades K-7 on September 5, 1972, previously in Downtown. It is now located at a new campus in East Dallas, at the current Saints Athletic Complex. FBA has been localized at the downtown location for 44 years.
The Islamic Association of North Texas (IANT) is a non-profit organization of Muslims dedicated to worship, education, and community service in Richardson, Texas. IANT provides many services to the North Texas community in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. In addition to religious services such as the five daily prayers, weekly Friday sermons, Taraweeh prayers, community Iftars, Eid prayers, marriage ceremonies, counseling services, and Dawah work, IANT also provides several other educational and community services.
Darul Uloom Al-Madania is a private Islamic Madrasah in Buffalo, New York, and largest Deobandi madrasa in North America, that is devoted to producing Islamic scholars (Ulama) and Huffaz with academic study up to high school.
Cognia is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that accredits primary and secondary schools throughout the United States and internationally.
The Islamic Education Institute of Texas (IEIT) is a network of Islamic schools in Greater Houston, Texas, United States. The organization is a subsidiary of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH). IEIT is headquartered in Southwest Management District in Houston.
The Jamiah Aishah Siddiqah Islamic Institute was located in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. It was an Islamic School for Muslim girls. Located on a 105-acre campus, the institute also offered full-time secular education until 12th grade which was accredited by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
Islamic School of Trenton is a private Islamic School that serves students from pre-kindergarten to ninth grade. The school is located in Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.
The International Open University (IOU) is a private distance education university headquartered in Kanifing, The Gambia. It was founded by Bilal Philips, in 2007 and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The Walt Whitman Community School (WWCS) was a private alternative school in Oak Lawn, Dallas, Texas that catered to youth who identified as LGBT. It opened in 1997 and closed in 2004.
Islamic School of Irving (ISI) is a prekindergarten through grade 12 Islamic school in Irving, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. As of August 2022 it had 775 students. It opened with kindergarten students on October 21, 1996.
Salam Academy is an Islamic PreK–high school in Richardson, Texas. It was established as a part-time school in 2003 and added a full-time school in fall 2008. As of 2014 it had 315 students, 90% being South Asian, 5% being Arab, and 5% being non-Hispanic white, Hispanic, and Black. It is not affiliated with any particular mosque.
Austin Peace Academy (APA) is an Islamic school in Austin, Texas, serving pre-kindergarten through grade 12. As of 2016, its students originate from 19 nationalities. It opened in 1997 in West Campus, housing pre-kindergarten, and moved to current location in 1999. The school received its current name in 2003 and is operated as an entity of the Islamic Center of Greater Austin.
There is a notable population of American Muslims in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Dallas-Fort Worth is home to sixty-two Sunni mosques and five Shia mosques. According to Abdel Rahman Murphy, a Chicago-born, Irving-based Islamic teacher and Muslim community leader, other U.S.-based Muslims now refer to Dallas as the "Medina of America". Not only is Dallas Masjid Al Islam the oldest Muslim community in the DFW area, it established the first mosque in the city of Dallas and established the first Muslim school in the DFW area. As of 2021, many major Muslim organizations and charities have headquarters or operations in DFW, mostly located in Richardson, Texas such as: ICNA Dallas, Muslim American Society, Muslim Legal Fund of America, Helping Hands for Relief & Development, Sabrina Memorial Foundation, Islamic Relief USA, CAIR-Texas, and MA’RUF. There are also several institutions of research and higher education such as: Qalam Institute (Carrollton), ISRA Foundation (Plano), Bayyina Academy (Euless), and The Islamic Seminary of America (Richardson). -
Yusuf Ziya Kavakçı is a Turkish American Islamic cleric and the father of Turkish politician Merve Kavakçı. He was very influential in establishing Islamic institutions of learning in North Texas.
Shahzada Husain Burhanuddin, also known as Husain Mufaddal Saifuddin, is the third and youngest son of Mufaddal Saifuddin, the current incumbent of the office of the 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq. He is a Qāriʾ and an honorary member of Naqabāt Qurrāʾ al-Quran in Cairo. He is currently the Chairman of Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust.
