Meet your teacher

Dr. Ahmed Bekhet

Doctorate in Higher Education Leadership · Professor of Arabic · 13+ years teaching

Dr. Ahmed Bekhet has taught Arabic to university students and non-Arabic speakers for over 13 years. His students start reading Arabic from the very first session.

Dr. Ahmed Bekhet was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Linguistics from Al-Azhar University. He came to the United States on a Fulbright scholarship and went on to earn two master's degrees, in Political Science and Public Administration, from Georgia Southern University. He later completed a Doctorate in Higher Education Leadership at the University of Louisiana.

He is a full-time Professor of Arabic and Director of Humanities at the University of Louisiana. His work blends language teaching with leadership development, and he is especially passionate about student growth, Islamic education and curriculum design.

Dr. Bekhet has served as Imam and Director of Education and Da'wa at the Islamic Center of Lafayette. He now lives in Hillsboro, Oregon, where he is the Imam of the Islamic Community Center of Hillsboro (ICCH). He also consults for Islamic schools across the U.S. on Arabic and Islamic Studies curricula.

His classes are built for adults starting from zero: short, clear and practical, with something you can read, say or understand the same day.