Mrs. Souad Alkholy

Academic Qualifications

• Pre-Master’s in Arabic Language and Literature – Rhetoric and Criticism – Grade: Good (2006)
• Pre-Master’s in Arabic Language and Literature – Linguistics (Grammar and Morphology) – Grade: Good (1997)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Islamic and Arabic Studies – Very Good with Honours (1995) – Al-Azhar University

Professional Experience

• Expert in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language – Nile Center – Cairo
• Curriculum Author and Technical Reviewer for TAFL
• Lecturer – Mishkat University (Online – North America)
• Academic Consultant – Arabic Institute for Non-Native Female Learners, Princess Noura University – Riyadh, KSA
• Co-Author – Dar Al-Nile Publishing – Istanbul, Turkey (2010–2016)
• Lecturer – General Academy of Research – Istanbul, Turkey
• Arabic Language Instructor – Nile Center – Cairo (1998–2010)
• Arabic and Islamic Education Teacher – Tawfiq Al-Hakim Preparatory School for Girls – Cairo (1999–2010)

Quranic Specialization and Ijazat

• Certified and Authorized in the Ten Qira’at with authentic chains of transmission to the Prophet ﷺ
• Teacher of Qur’an, Tajweed, and Qira’at – Specialized in preparing students for Ijazah
• Experienced in teaching and transmitting the Ten Qira’at with authentic isnad
• Participant and supervisor in Qur’anic courses and circles inside and outside Egypt

Skills

• Arabic: Native language and field of expertise
• Turkish: Very Good
• English: Good
• Computer Skills: Windows & Microsoft Office
• Training in Arabic Calligraphy, Tajweed, Qira’at, and Turkish Language

Awards and Recognition

• Award of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo (2017) – Best Author in TAFL
• Multiple Certificates of Appreciation from Egypt and abroad
• Memorizer of the Holy Qur’an, with multiple awards in Qur’anic competitions