Faculty of Dar Al-Uloom, Cairo University
Dar al-Uloom is an educational institution designed to produce students with both an Islamic and modern secondary education. It was founded in 1871 and since 1946 it has been incorporated as a faculty of Cairo University, being now commonly called Faculty of Dar al-Uloom.
The Faculty has 6 majors in Islamic studies, Arabic language, and philosophy. Most of graduates work as teachers after getting required diploma from Faculty of Education.
Notable alumni
- Hassan al-Banna : Egyptian Islamic theorist and politician.
- Farouk Shousha : Egyptian poet and writer.
- Abdul Azim al-Deeb : Egyptian Islamic scholar.
- Sayyid Qutb : Egyptian author, educator, Islamic theorist, poet, and a leading member of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Muhammad Al-Labani : Egyptian author, poet, and researcher.