
Rahma Worldwide
Non-profit / Volunteering
About Rahma Worldwide:
Dr. Shadi Zaza is the founder and president of Rahma Worldwide (Formerly known as Rahma Relief Foundation). He was also the Dean of the Islamic University of Minnesota – Detroit Branch until 2017. Previously in Saudi Arabia, Dr. Zaza was a member in the arbitration committee for legal consultation in the Governmental Islamic Courts. After arriving to Connecticut, United Stated in 2008, Dr. Zaza was the Imam and leader of Prayer in the University Mosque of Bridgeport. Later, Dr. Zaza became Imam, organizer, leader of charity events, and community activists in the Culture Association of Franklin, Michigan. He is a member of Interfaith Counsel of Michigan. Dr. Zaza is the current President and CEO of Rahma Worldwide since 2014.
Experience
Dedication to humanity by assisting the most vulnerable Communities by responding to crisis, implementing Programs to achieve Social equity; create development strategies, and Facilitate self-sufficient sustainability.
Education
Dr. Zaza earned a bachelor’s degree of Islamic studies from the Islamic Online University, A master’s degree in Islamic studies from the Islamic University Minnesota. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Theology with a thesis titled “Realism and the Art of Reform in Islam” from the University of Minnesota in May 2017.