ABSTRACT
The Cambridge Muslim College was established in 2011 with the purpose of giving a contextual ‘update’ to the heavily text-based training of British Muslim seminary graduates. It has been called a ‘finishing school’ that provides a higher education experience for graduates of the traditional Indian-style Darul Ulooms in the United Kingdom. The college offers a one-year programme for both men and women with a curriculum emphasizing citizenship, political and cultural awareness, interfaith understanding, community building, counselling, and other pastoral skills. This chapter discusses the Cambridge Muslim College programme and how it relates to earlier, more traditional imam-training programmes in the United Kingdom.
