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Cordoba University is a defunct
Islam
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ic
university
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formerly located in
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Places Canada
* Ashburn, Ontario
United States
* Ashburn, Georgia
*Ashburn, Chicago, Illinois, a community area
** Ashburn station (Illinois), a Metra station serving the area
* Ashburn, Missouri
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,
Virginia
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,
United States
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. The university was made up of the Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences (GSISS) and Cordoba School of Professional Studies. GSISS was part of a
United States Department of Defense
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program for training Muslim
military chaplain
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Although the term ''cha ...
s which produced the
United States Marine Corps
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' first Muslim chaplain.
GSISS is an affiliate member of the
Washington Theological Consortium The Washington Theological Consortium is an ecumenical organization of Christian theological schools and interfaith partners located in Washington, DC, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Members cooperate to deepen ecumenical unity in theological ...
.
See also
*
List of Islamic educational institutions
Institutions that have an Islamic or Muslim identity or charter include:
Historical institutions in continuous operations
Institutions founded before the colonial era and which are still in operation:
* University of al-Qarawiyyin, Morocco, th ...
References
''At a Hartford Seminary, a Military Matter'' by Tim Townsend, The New York Times, October 12, 2003
External links
Cordoba University
Education in Loudoun County, Virginia
Seminaries and theological colleges in Virginia
Islamic universities and colleges in the United States
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