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Beige multi-storey university academic building with latticed windows, fronted by a reflecting plaza and rows of date palms under a clear blue sky.

Institutional development · Middle East and North Africa · Saudi Arabia

Umm Al-Qura offers three integrated programmes in Department of Da'wah and Islamic Culture

Prospective students of the department can choose between Islamic Da'wah and Islamic Culture tracks at master's and doctoral level.

Read the story Sarah Williamson · 3 Nov 2026

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Beige stone university building with a long reflective forecourt, palm trees lining the entrance, and a pale blue sky in Saudi Arabia.

Institutional development · Middle East and North Africa · Saudi Arabia

Umm Al-Qura self-study says a department's graduate programmes beat external benchmark

The department's master's and doctoral programmes are the ones the 1447 AH self-study rated above the external benchmark on course quality and learning experience.

Read the story Richard Davies · 3 Nov 2026

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Beige stone-clad university building with lattice-screened windows, palm trees and a reflective paved forecourt under a clear blue sky.

Institutional development · Middle East and North Africa · Saudi Arabia

Umm Al-Qura University department maps five postgraduate steps from admission to degree

Postgraduate students served by the department now have published pages setting out the five stages of their studies and the rules governing each one.

Read the story Rachel Smith · 3 Nov 2026

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Umm Al-Qura offers three integrated programmes in Department of Da'wah and Islamic Culture

Umm Al-Qura University says its Department of Da'wah and Islamic Culture offers a fully accredited bachelor's degree, plus master's and doctoral programmes in two tracks.

Prospective students of the department can choose between Islamic Da'wah and Islamic Culture tracks at master's and doctoral level.

Middle East and North AfricaSarah Williamson3 Nov 2026

Saudi Arabia

Umm Al-Qura offers three integrated programmes in Department of Da'wah and Islamic Culture

Umm Al-Qura self-study says a department's graduate programmes beat external benchmark

Umm Al-Qura University department maps five postgraduate steps from admission to degree

Umm Al-Qura's Da'wah and Islamic Culture bachelor's programme gains full accreditation