Instructors Section 1 - Stewards.ONE

Our Instructors

Dr. Zachary Wright

Islamic History

Zakariya Wright received his PhD in African History from Northwestern University, his MA in Arabic Studies/Middle East History from the American University in Cairo, and his BA in History from Stanford University. He has published a number of books related to the Tijaniyya Sufi order, as well as the history of Islam in Africa more generally. Wright became Muslim in 1997 in Medina-Baye, Senegal, and spent many years studying the traditional Islamic sciences with Shaykh Hasan Cisse and Shaykh Tijani Cisse along his academic research.

Shafiqah Amiji

Maths & Science Teacher

Secondary Level, Mathematics and Science Teacher Graduated from Lancaster University with a BSc in Biomedical Sciences, completed a PGCE in Secondary Mathematics. Has been a teacher for over 9 years. Has additional training in Primary Montessori Education. Has also completed 3 years of study at Micro Madrasa (Liverpool).

Samir Faraj

ITIL Trainer

Highly skilled IT Service Management professional, more than 19 Years of experience in IT and extensive ITIL experience and a proven track record in implementing and managing IT services. Strong background in training and mentoring team members, with published ITIL courses on Udemy. ITIL4 Master and peopleCert accredited trainer.

Hind Adeagbo

Women’s Life Coach

Certified Master Life Coach Graduated from University of California, Santa Cruz with a BA in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. Taught in primary and secondary school settings. Completed doula, childbirth education, and breastfeeding specialist and peer counsellor qualifications. Certified health, life and business coach and founder of a coaching training programme. Worked with women in coaching and childbearing years for over a decade. Mother of 7 and home educator.

Zahra Adio

Sewing Instructor

Ustadh Rakin Fetuga

Rakin Fetuga is the CEO of Crescent Moon Media record label. He runs workshops to support youth, teaches Religious Studies at Oasis Academy Hadley. He also teaches Islamic studies at the weekends, and is also a life coach. Rakin’s latest initiative is to bring awareness to the epidemic of youth violence in the inner cities. He formed an organisation called ‘Save Our Boys’ which holds events in the community and in schools. He is also part of the Rumi’s Cave team working as a teacher, events host, speaker and Imam for Friday congregational prayers and Ramadan taraweer prayers.

Rana Obaid

Graphic Design Teacher

Professional visual designer. Graduated from Jordan University of Science and Technology with a B.Sc. in Visual Communication. Started my career as a multimedia designer in IT and Security companies. Transitioned to freelance graphic design work shortly afterwards. Completed over a hundred visual design projects for both startup and established clients from all around the world.

Halima Bashir

Islamic Art Teacher

Calligrapher and Artist with a focus on West African calligraphy, art and craft. Graduated from The Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts with a Masters in Arts with a distinction. Studies with master Arabic calligraphers from the UAE, China and England in Riqa’a, Thuluth and Sudani scripts. Also studied classical Latin scripts Copperplate, Italic and Uncial scripts. Lives in Reading,UK, married with 3 children.

Ustadh Talut Dawood

Islamic & Arabic Studies

Teacher of the Islamic Sciences Completed 5 years of Darul Ulum curriculum. Received authorisation in Arabic and Islamic sciences from various scholars. Currently continuing study in advanced Hanafi fiqh with Shaykh Sohail Hanif

Ahmad Abdul-Majeed

Quran Memorisation Teacher

A student of Physics department in King Abdul-Aziz University, A strong Hafiz of the Holy Qur’an from Nigeria. Lives in Saudi-Arabia, Single, experienced with teaching the kids for over 5yrs and dedicated to seeing younger ones achieve their goals of memorising.

Nadia Gilmore

Archery Instructor

Khalid Tetuani

Arabic Teacher

Khalid Tetuani is an English lecturer, academic coordinator, and Arabist whose interests include formal semantics, syntax, and Arabic grammar. He has over ten years’ teaching experience. He currently resides in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, where he has lived since 2016. An alumni of University College London, Abu Nayef is also a freelance translator specialising in Arabic – English translation.

Anthony Reid

DT Instructor

Design Technology Teacher. 10 years+ experience in woodworking and joinery projects.

Aisha Sule-Otu

English Teacher

Secondary Level, English language and Literature Teacher Graduated from Ahmadu Bello University Nigeria with a BSc in Mass Communication. Has a PGDE in English Education. A passionate reader and writer who has taught IGCSE English and Literature for 3 years. Has successfully prepared students for IGCSE English and Literature Examinations with over 90% success rate.

Kazem Adio

Career Mentor

Kazeem is one of the best instructors I've seen. He taught me the ITIL foundation course as well as the intermediate course. I had no clue what ITIL is when I first started with Kazeem about a year ago and now Im pursuing the ITIL expert certification. Kazeem made it very clear to me to understand the concepts behind the framework and he always backed his explanation with examples from real world situations. Because of that I was able to set a very strong foundation for myself and thus was able to quickly move to the next levels of ITIL. He kept me motivated and interested at all times which was very important to me as I was doing the course while being on a full-time job. I always looked forward to attend his classes because they were very enjoyable to me. Honestly, if Kazeem was not my ITIL instructor right from the start I wouldn't have understood the the framework and I wouldn’t be moving forward in the expert track. I would like to give him a BIG thank you for being an excellent instructor and for the support that he keeps on giving me.

My time with Kazeem has been exceedingly positive, providing me with the opportunity to challenge myself and delve deeper into the technology industry—a pursuit I have been passionate about since my university days. I collaborated with him on research projects with experienced professionals at RDA Index (A leading fundamental analysis platform for digital assets) who openly shared their knowledge, aiding in the development of my programming skills. This experience proved invaluable, paving the way for my transition to a role in the Cyber Security industry. The flexible nature of the work allowed me to proactively manage my responsibilities while pursuing other commitments. It was a fantastic opportunity to acquire new skills, expand my network, and foster both personal and professional growth.

I took ITIL v3 Foundation course with Kazeem. he was a fantastic coach! He was simplifying the ITIL system without losing the value of it. He is very capable and experienced. You can feel it during the course that he knows what he is talking about. He made it very clear to me and was cleverly relating it to common sense. I passed with almost full mark after taking this course with him. I highly recommend taking the course with Kazeem!

Aakhila Fayaz

Science Teacher

University of Birmingham, Msc Diploma of History of Medicine. PGCE University of Bangor. Science teacher for 22 years teaching across KS3/4 and 5 extensively. Speciality in Chemistry. Adept in numerous techniques to enable students to feel confident in their subject. Familliar with WJEC and AQA boards.