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Berkeley-based college becomes first Muslim accredited college in U.S.

Zaytuna College, the first Muslim accredited college in the United States, is moving to 1712 Euclid Ave. this year. Photo: Seung Y. Lee Amid preparations to move its campus to a new location north of UC Berkeley, Zaytuna College recently became the first Muslim college in the United States to receive accreditation. March 4, the Western Association […]

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Nation’s first Muslim College opens today in Berkeley

Students await orientation at Zaytuna College after collecting their books. Photo: Zaytuna College. Zaytuna College, America’s first accredited Muslim institution of higher learning, opens its doors today in Berkeley and — given the current brouhaha over a certain Muslim community center hoping to open near New York’s Ground Zero — its founders probably wish they had […]