École Supérieure de Parisمركز الإمام (عج) – باريسTeaching faculty
Instruction at the Center is carried out by scholars who teach, preach, and lead communities across Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East.
Founder, Imam (AJ) Center – Paris
Ayatollah Shaykh Ismail al-Khaliq is among the most prominent Shi'a religious scholars in the West, with a missionary experience spanning more than four decades. He was born in 1957 and grew up in Karbala, Iraq, in the vicinity of the shrine of the Master of Martyrs (peace be upon him).
Director, Imam (AJ) Center – Paris
Originally from France and now based in London, he began institute studies in Qom in 1999 and studied there for nine years, specializing in jurisprudence, the principles of jurisprudence, Arabic language and grammar, theology, Islamic history, Qur'anic interpretation, and Islamic ethics. He later continued studying with institute teachers online while remaining active in various European countries. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Civilizations from the University of Paris 8 (Saint-Denis), a Master's in Linguistics from Sorbonne Nouvelle, and a PhD in Imami Islamic Ethics from the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) in Paris. He is currently Imam of the Al-Khoei Centre in London, having previously served as Imam of the Islamic Centre of Swansea in Wales for five years. He has been active in religious outreach for more than twenty-three years — in France and Belgium, for fourteen years in Canada, notably Montreal and Vancouver, and for the past five years in the United Kingdom.
Teaching faculty
A respected scholar from the institute of Qom with extensive experience in education and religious outreach. He teaches in Persian and Turkish/Azerbaijani.
Teaching faculty and Husayni orator
An advanced jurisprudence (bahth al-kharij) student at the institute of Najaf al-Ashraf, attending the lessons of Ayatollah Shaykh Baqir al-Irawani. He is a professor and graduate-level instructor in jurisprudence, the principles of jurisprudence, and Qur'anic studies, and a university professor in Iraq who teaches Arabic-language courses for the Center. As a Husayni orator he delivers sermons in numerous European countries and most cities of Iraq. He has published more than fifty research papers in peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed academic journals across various fields of Islamic studies, in both Arabic and English.
Director, Imam al-Sadiq institute, Nigeria
A preacher based in Nigeria and director of the Imam al-Sadiq institute in Garko, Kano. He oversees institute education in Nigeria and teaches in local African languages. He teaches in Arabic, Hausa, and local African languages.
Director, Lady al-Zahra Center, Cameroon
An Islamic missionary in Cameroon who cooperates with the Center and directs the Lady al-Zahra (peace be upon her) Center there. He teaches in Arabic and local African languages.
Teaching faculty, United States
A scholar serving Muslim communities in the United States, carrying out religious outreach throughout America. He teaches in English, Arabic, and Persian.
Administration, Imam (AJ) Center – Paris
A member of the administration of Imam (AJ) Center – Paris, based in Lebanon, and one of the Center's Arabic-language instructors. He teaches in Arabic.