Muslims Making Inclusive Spaces Ahmad El-Khatib was born in Jerusalem, Palestine in 1984. He had a passion for Martial Arts at a young age. In 2001, he earned the Grand Champion title of The World Cup Martial Arts Finals and was ranked 3rd in the United States, by the National Blackbelt League.
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Mr. El-Khatib then decided to look beyond competition and focus on what he loved most, teaching. He aimed to instill, in his students, what he felt were the most valuable principles of Martial Arts: self-control and perfection of character. Through his own practice and study of these two principles, he found a deep love for the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his message. Mr. El-Khatib has had the privilege of studying directly under Habeeb Umar bin Hafiz of Tareem, Shaykh Muhammad al-Jamal of Jerusalem, and is currently a student of Lokman Effendi of the distinguished Osmanli Order.+
In 2010, with the collective efforts of his mother, a Montessori teacher, and sister, an art teacher, he founded The NUR Center for Art, Fitness, and Enrichment, a community center serving people of all faiths, in the D.C metropolitan area. The Center offers a Montessori School, an Art Studio, and a full time fitness facility providing Martial Arts and private group fitness classes for women. The center also hosts a variety of performances, film-screenings, and workshops emphasizing environmental education,sustainability, and spiritual wellbeing.
The NUR Center was recently featured in the documentary film Unmosqued and described as “an up and coming third space that is really fulfilling the needs of its community”
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