A New Course from the UOS Peacemaking Team
January – May 2023
This course exposes some of the most common interpersonal arguments that we all encounter and teaches some of the basic fundamental strategies for navigating these arguments. Every class will revolve around a real-life scenario/role-play in which you will witness/see the raw argument, followed by the revised version that incorporates what you are learning in the class—our teaching points. The more you practice these skills over and over again, the easier they become, and the more you gain conscious mastery to be able to use them in your own life. We invite you to come learn and have fun with us!
Along with the classes, we are offering six optional “practice labs” where you will have a chance to test out what you’ve learned and make it your own. The practice labs will give you hands-on experience to practice the interpersonal and communication skills you are learning in the class under the supervision of the faculty and TAs in the Peacemaking course. Come play in the sandbox with us!
Here are some of the skills you will learn:
Listening Skills
1. Listening with empathy
2. Listening for understanding
3. Listening for feelings and needs
Speaking Skills
1. How to avoid blaming and judging
(even when that’s how you really feel)
2. Speaking from your own experience
3. Speaking with empathy
4. Speaking up about impact
5. Expressing your needs without demanding
Learn About the Course from
the Peacemaking Faculty
Please enjoy two videos about the course from our Peacemaking faculty:
an invitation from Nura Laird, and an interview with Mahabbah Young.
Tuition for this course is $300
If you would like to find out whether this program is right for you,
schedule a personal call with our admissions director!
Rahma Tracy Caraway
1-800-238-3060 ext 701
admissions@sufiuniversity.org
Payment plans and financial assistance are available.
Recordings of each session will be made available after the fact.
Full Class Schedule
Saturdays from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Pacific / 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Listening for Understanding
January 28, 2023
Listening with Empathy
February 11, 2023
Speaking with Empathy
February 25, 2023
Speaking from Your Own Experience
March 18, 2023
Listening for Feelings and Needs
April 8, 2023
Expressing Your Needs With Requests, Not Demands
April 29, 2023
Speaking Your Own Truth Without Judgment or Blame
May 6, 2023
Speaking Up About Impact
May 20, 2023
Practice Labs Schedule
Fridays and Saturdays 2023
Saturday, February 4, 2023
9:00 a.m. Pacific / 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Friday, March 3, 2023
8:30 a.m. Pacific / 11:30 a.m. Eastern
Friday, April 28, 2023
8:30 a.m. Pacific / 11:30 a.m. Eastern
Saturday, February 18, 2023
9:00 a.m. Pacific / 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Saturday, April 1, 2023
9:00 a.m. Pacific / 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Friday, May 12, 2023
8:30 a.m. Pacific / 11:30 a.m. Eastern
Course Faculty
Nura Laird
Nura Laird is a faculty member and chair of the Department of Peacemaking at the University of Sufism. Nura has been a student of healing and Sufism since 1977. She has extensive training and experience in community and family mediation and in teaching and counseling children and adults. Since graduating from the Energy Mastery School in 1992, Nura has worked professionally as a mediator, spiritual counselor, teacher and seminar leader internationally.
Nura is especially inspired to help restore the real love and peace to families, and to guide her clients and students to bring more love and peace into our world.
John Abd al-Qadir Davies
John Abd al-Qadir Davies, LL.B., M.Litt., M.S., Ph.D., faculty member at the University of Sufism, has led or partnered in conflict transformation and peace building initiatives in over 25 countries.
He has trained thousands of professionals in conflict transformation, prevention and multi-track diplomacy, including political leaders and diplomats, UN peacekeepers, police, educators, religious, traditional and civil society leaders. He has conducted extensive research on the impact of spiritual and secular techniques in promoting peace, which has been published widely.
Mahabbah Kimberly Young
Mahabbah Kimberly Young, MD, MDiv, is a full-time practicing family physician with a focus on OB/Gyn care, specifically outpatient women’s health care and prenatal care. She received a Masters of Divinity in Spiritual Peacemaking in 2017 and a M. Div. in Spiritual Healing & Counseling for Physical and Emotional Well Being in 2019 from the University of Sufism.
She actively practices hijama and has been given permission to teach hijama. Additionally, she completed the Basic Mediation and Introduction to Restorative Justice courses at SEEDS Community Resolution Center in Berkeley (Services that Encourage Effective Dialogue and Solutions). She is also a faculty member at the University of Sufism.
Teaching assistants include
Donna Jamila Crews, Halima Bach, Fatima Abassi, and Ayyub Lally
If you would like to find out whether this program is right for you,
schedule a personal call with our admissions director!
Rahma Tracy Caraway
1-800-238-3060 ext 701
admissions@sufiuniversity.org
Payment plans and financial assistance are available.
Recordings of each session will be made available after the fact.
