Chances of me going to a Uni in the Middle East

[ZubeirAwal]

When i finish college in a year i'll have 4 A Levels in my qualifications, so far i was looking up unis in the UAE and Qatar and so far the University of Sharjah seems promising, they facilitate visa and residency applications for international students which will probably save me the trouble, they have some promising programs and the student accommodation don't look too bad. So what are the chances, i heard they accept anyone with a UK passport.

[Executive]

Have you checked their entry requirements? you could always email admissions and ask.

[DisplacedDiraac]

Are you planning to study the deen? or the Arabic language?

[Shirib]

So would you be going their to study religion or getting a non religious education? If you wanna get a normal non religious degree you're better off staying in the UK

[InvisibleHand]

Your chances depend on their admission requirements. Unless you are going there to learn Islam or the Quran, I wouldn't do it.

I'd study in a Western school if I were you. No one really respects institutions outside the West and this is especially the truth with the Arabs themselves. They hire Westerners with Western education over non Emirates with an Emirati education. If you plan to seek employment back in the UK, you will possibly end up with problems. Employers only hire those who have went to accredited schools.

Yes you will possibly get in easily to a M.E school but I would double check and think this more thoroughly.

[UlteriorMotive]

Like everyone has stated, it depends on what you want to study.

If you want to study secular subjects you are much better off in the UK. Middle Eastern Unis are terrible. Don't let the blinging architecture blind you. The worst unis in the UK are probably better than the best ones there in terms of academics. A lot of their departments are sub-par and do not have any world-class tutors.

There is a reason why the wealthier Arabs go abroad to study.

Even if you want to study Arabic I would suggest Egypt rather than UAE. It's cheaper and has better Arabic teachers.

[ZubeirAwal]

I want to study the deen and the arabic language

[TheblueNwhite]

Good luck young Subeer. My cousin was accepted into the Univ of Medina, full scholarship with a yearly airfare ticket to the UK. He got thru family connections. Holla at your influential fam in the UAE if you have any, you never know.

[ZubeirAwal]

Good luck young Subeer. My cousin was accepted into the Univ of Medina, full scholarship with a yearly airfare ticket to the UK. He got thru family connections. Holla at your influential fam in the UAE if you have any, you never know.

I got alot of extended fam in the gulf, Uni of Medina is a salafi brainwashing center lol

[Executive]

I got alot of extended fam in the gulf, Uni of Medina is a salafi brainwashing center lol

Subxan'Allah and this guy wants to learn the deen?

[grandpakhalif]

Good luck young Subeer. My cousin was accepted into the Univ of Medina, full scholarship with a yearly airfare ticket to the UK. He got thru family connections. Holla at your influential fam in the UAE if you have any, you never know.

I got alot of extended fam in the gulf, Uni of Medina is a salafi brainwashing center lol

Now you insulting the holy city's learning facilities!

[TheblueNwhite]

Good luck young Subeer. My cousin was accepted into the Univ of Medina, full scholarship with a yearly airfare ticket to the UK. He got thru family connections. Holla at your influential fam in the UAE if you have any, you never know.

I got alot of extended fam in the gulf, Uni of Medina is a salafi brainwashing center lol

Not funny young Subeer.

[ZubeirAwal]

I prefer the other unis in Qatar, Sharjah etc... I'm anti-saudi. That means including their built brain-washing university centers, grandpakhalif, is a toilet holy because it's in the city of the prophet? What kind of logic are you using?

[zidane88]

I would suggest you " Umal-qura" in Mecca rather than Medina.

[SultanOrder]

Why the attack on Ibn Subeer? It is no secret that the Saudi Government has an Official ideological stance. They are a Salafi State, a state which institutes this specific doctrine. Medina university and other Islamic universities in Saudi Arabia are run by the Ministry of Higher Education. The Saudi Religious Institutions do not have a pluralistic view to doctrinal views, in a liberal sense, as a matter of fact it is antithetical to their movement which is a reformist puritanical movement that sought to rid the innovations in the religion. It's not like a Shi'i will go to Islamic University of Medina to go learn what a Shi'i believes to be the correct interpretation of Islam.

1. It is a Salafi State.
2. It's Islamic Universities is run by the Ministry of Higher Education.
3. Therefore, their curriculum/education is biased to the views and doctrine of the State.

So for a self proffessed Sufi like Ibn Subeer, if he wanted to learn in a institution that is more compatible with Sufism, I would never recommend the Islamic University of Medina or any Institution that professes a doctrine contrary to his beliefs. This is not a slight against the Saudi run Institutions but a mere fact. I wouldn't recommend him to go learn his religion in Iran either.

As a word of advice to Ibn Subeer, I would ask you to not categorize it as "brain-washing" centers, even if you feel they produce students who come with very specific views contrary to yours. The Islamic Universities in Saudi Arabia do not torture or force their views on you, and you are free to leave if you like. They have also produced decent people who are pious and sincere in the Deen.