Dr. Ali Al-Halawani

Dr. Ali Al-Halawani

Dr. Ali Al-Halawani is an Assistant Professor with extensive expertise in Computational Linguistics, Religious Translation, and the Sciences of the Qur’an. With nearly three decades of diverse experience in teaching, curriculum development, and research, he has worked across the Middle East, Turkey, Malaysia, and North America. Currently at The Muslim Association of Canada (MAC), he previously contributed to language instruction and curriculum design at the Canadian Foreign Service Institute. Dr. Al-Halawani earned his PhD from Al-Azhar University and has taught at Minia University, Misr University for Sciences & Technology, International Islamic University Malaysia, and Al-Madinah International University. His notable roles include serving as Dean of Student Affairs at Al-Madinah International University and receiving the Lecturer of the Year award at KLM, IIUM in 2016. He has also been Editor-in-Chief of the Electronic Da’wah Committee in Kuwait and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of IslamOnline.net. Dr. Al-Halawani has authored three research books, translated 17 books, and published numerous academic papers and op-eds. His extensive contributions also include teaching Islamic Studies in Canada, instructing Arabic to Canadian diplomats, and leading translation projects across Egypt, Turkey, Malaysia, and Canada. He has served as a visiting scholar with the Middle East Studies Program (MESP) sponsored by the Council of Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) in Washington, D.C., and with the Ottawa School of Theology & Spirituality (OSTS) in Ottawa, ON.

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