Classically educated Grassroots’ Islamic Scholar and Interfaith Leader, Mentor, Chaplain, Teacher, and Advocate for Mutual Understanding and Respect, Peace, Economic Justice, and Humane Immigration with over 40 years of interfaith experience working with Jews, Christians, Catholics, Mormons, Quakers, Buddhists, Sikh, and the other faiths in the area of community service, educational development, interfaith coordination, and service to low-wage workers, the sick, and the incarcerated. Very engaged and frequently delivers invocations and benedictions at City Councils and School Boards, Civic and political groups, and Graduation Ceremonies including Baccalaureate Lecture, University of LaVerne, La Verne, CA. Teaches Islam, Comparative Religion, History of Islam and Muslims of Americas, Current Affairs including Immigration, Food Justice, Labor Issues, Economic Justice, and Gender Equity at the institutions of higher learning as a Visiting Faculty including Cal Poly, Pomona, CA; Sonoma State, CA; Santa Rosa Community College, CA; School of Religion (Claremont Graduate University); California Baptist University; Disciple of Christ Seminary, Riverside; La Verne University, CA; and Open University in Denver.