Haruna Zagoon-Sayeed, PhD.

About:

Haruna Zagoon-Sayeed is a professional teacher, a writer & a researcher in fields of Islamic Studies, education, youth development, international affairs and peacebuilding. He obtained his Bachelor Degree in the Study of Religions and Arabic and Master of Arts degree in International Affairs from the University of Ghana. He holds a PhD in Islam and Peacebuilding from University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Education:

Doctor of Philosophy (Religion and Theology), University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2018

Master of Arts (International Affairs), University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, 2004

Bachelor of Arts in the Study of Religions and Arabic (First Class Honours), University of Ghana, Legon, 2002

Diploma in Arabic Language and Culture, Ain Shams University, Cairo Egypt, 2001

Professional Teachers’ Certificate ‘A', Institute of Education, University of Cape Coast, 1995

Some Publications:

Zagoon-Sayeed, H. (2023). Seeking interpretations of some of the seemingly violent-promoter verses in the Qur’ān.  In A. Some, M. K. Mensah and G. Nsiah (eds), Interpreting Sacred Texts within changing contexts in Africa, Rome:Gregorian & Biblical Press.

Adams, A., Intsiful, E., Zagoon-Sayeed, H., and Essuman, A. (2023). Examining public perception on Technical and Vocational Education and Training enrolment in Ghana, International Journal of Training Research, Routledge Taylor and Francis DOI: 10.1080/14480220.2023.222943

Zagoon-Sayeed, H. (2022). Tolerance and Peacebuilding -An Islamic Perspective, Ghana Journal of Religion and Theology Volume 12 (1-2).

Zagoon-Sayeed, H. (2011). A Case of Social Re-engineering for the Ghanaian Muslim Youth. Accra: Augtet Publishers

Other Research Works

Zagoon-Sayeed, H. (2018). Islam and Peacebuilding in the context of the Muslim Community in Ghana (PhD Thesis submitted to the University of Birmingham, UK.

The State of Gender Parity, Underprivileged and Minority Enrolments in Public Universities in Ghana”, Baraka Policy Institute, Accra, 2016.

Zagoon-Sayeed, H. (2011). A Case of Social Re-engineering for the Ghanaian Muslim Youth. Accra:

  Zagoon-Sayeed, H. (2004). The Role of Hajj in Ghana –Saudi Arabia Relations, Unpublished M.A, Dissertation, University of Ghana, Legon.

  Zagoon-Sayeed, H. (2002). The Islamic education Unit and the Reformation of the Makaranta (Arabic School System in Ghana), an unpublished dissertation submitted to University of Ghana, Legon.