In Conversation with Dr. Nadeem Memon

Abstract

Dr. Nadeem Memon is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE) at Adelaide University in Adelaide, Australia. Nadeem serves as a Program Director for the Graduate Certificate in Education (Islamic Education), the first online graduate education program for educators in Islamic schools globally. His research focuses on teacher education with particular emphasis on Islamic Pedagogy, comparative faith-based schooling, philosophy of religious education, and culturally responsive pedagogy. In his research program, Nadeem is a Chief Investigator on an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant (2022–2025) on Culturally Responsive Schooling. He also leads a monthly reading group on Faith-Based Pedagogies with educators and academics from various religious traditions and religious orientations. Some of his notable publications include a sole-authored book entitled A History of Islamic Schooling in North America: Mapping Growth and Evolution (Routledge, 2020) and six co-edited books.