Haruna Zagoon-Sayeed

About

Dr. Haruna Zagoon-Sayeed is an interdisciplinary professional. He is an academic, a writer & a researcher in fields of Islamic Studies, education, youth development, international affairs and peacebuilding. He is Professional Teacher. 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

Research Interest

General Islamic Studies

Islam, International Peace and Security

Islam and Peacebuilding

Islam, Diplomacy and Social Advancement

Islam and Contemporary global Politics

Intra-faith and Interreligious Relations

Inter-religious and Intra-faith peacebuilding

Religious societies and educational development.

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