Word of Thanks

We sincerely convey our sincere gratitude and posthumous appreciation to Dr. Maneh Al-Johani, former Secretary General, World Assembly of Muslim Youth, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Dr. Amir Ali, former Chairman of the Institute of Islamic Information & Education (III&E), Chicago, Illinois, USA; and Dr. Roqaiya Maglangit, former Senior Consultant, Philippine Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PASUC) and former Commissioner, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Manila, Philippines, for the advisory & other valuable supports we got from them as our former international advisers. We pray to Allah the Almighty to bless them with His Grace and admit them into Jannah. Ameen.

 Board of Trustees

1.Dr. Mamarinta-Omar Mababaya, CEO

 FOUNDERS' BRIEF PROFILES

Dr.  Mamarinta (Omar) Mababaya

Dr.  Omar Mababaya speaking during the International Symposium on Muslim Education

·        Founder and Chairman, Wisdom Enrichment Foundation (WEFOUND);

·        President, Wisdom International School for Higher Education Studies (WISHES);

·     Author of Islamic and other Books and Articles published in Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Pakistan and USA;

·        Currently writing his   doctoral dissertation in Da’wah and Islamic Management entitled, “Comparative Analysis of the Social Capital Creation and Strategic Management Styles of Selected Da’wah Organizations in Southeast Asia” at the University of Islamic Science Malaysia. 

·        Awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), August 2002, Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. PhD Thesis: The Role of Multinational Companies in the Middle East: The Case of Saudi Arabia (Published in the USA in 2002, both paperback and e-book versions). By virtue of this thesis, the researcher was granted visiting scholarship in 1997 at the School for Postgraduate and Interdisciplinary Research on Interculturalism and Transnationality, a Doctoral School at Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark;MA in Economics degree, School of Economics at the University of the Philippines, UP Diliman, Quezon City, under Ford Foundation Scholarship;

·         Graduated BS in Business Administration (Marketing) in Mindanao State University, Marawi City, Philippines as Full Scholar;

·         Visiting Scholar, Aalborg University, Denmark, 1997; Graduate Economics Fellow, a Postgraduate Grant under the Philippine Center for Economic Development/Ford Foundation, School of Economics, University of the Philippines, 1978-1980; 1980-81; Full Scholar, Mindanao State University (MSU), 1972-1976;

·        Currently pursuing a PhD research degree major in Da’wah and Islamic Management at the Faculty of Leadership and Management, Islamic Science University of Malaysia, with approved research topic entitled “Comparative Analysis of the Social Capital Creation and Strategic Management Styles of Selected Da’wah Organizations in Southeast Asia”;

·        Planned and co-organized with his wife, Dr. Norlain Dindang the WISHES double degree programs: 1)  Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Studies and Bachelor of Science in  Business Administration, and 2)  BA Islamic Studies  and Bachelor of Science in Elementary/Secondary Education Major in English, 2012;

·        Planned and organized the WISHES Business Administration Curricula (BA, MBA, and DBA), 2005;

·        Founder and Senior Business Consultant, Business Spirals TransAsia, Davao City, Philippines;

·        Founding Chairman, Integrated Mindanao Economic Forum (IMEF), 2008-2009;

·        Consultant, Mindanao State University, Marawi City, Philippines, 2003-2006;

·        Founder and Partner, Mindanao State University Wisdom International (MSU-WINT) Online School of the Mindanao State University and Wisdom Enrichment Foundation;

·        Chairman and Organizer of various seminars conducted in the Philippines and in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;

·        Lecturer on Islam, strategic planning, economics and marketing;

·        Attended international business conferences and trainings in several countries worldwide;

·        Around 30 years of experience in the areas of economic analysis and forecasting, feasibility study preparation, project review, development planning, strategic planning, annual business planning, marketing analysis, marketing research, business intelligence  and database management;

·        Member of the Task Force responsible for planning and implementing the concept of strategic business unit (SBU) management for the Fertilizer Group, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), Riyadh;

·        Professor,  WISHES Business Administration and Islamic Studies Departments; and

·        Active involvement in various Professional and Da’wah activities of WISHES in Davao City.

Dr. Norlain Dindang

Dr Norlain Dindang presenting the resolution on the teaching of Islamic Studies according to the Qur’an and the Sunnah during the International Symposium in Muslim Education

·        Founder and Chairperson, Wisdom International School for Higher Education Studies (WISHES);

·        President (Managing Director), Wisdom Enrichment Foundation (WEFOUND);

·        Author of several Islamic Books and Articles published in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Philippines, Germany and worldwide on the Internet. Four of her books are being distributed worldwide by the Darusalam Publishers (a renown International Islamic publishers of authentic Islamic books based on the Qur'an and the Sunnah which is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and has branches in various countries, including USA and UK): Dawah According to the Qur'an & Sunnah, Divine Message for All Mankind, The Rationale and Benefits of Salat, and The Qur'an - The Divine Revelation.

·         Awarded Doctor of Education in Educational Administration with the  doctoral dissertation  entitled,  “Correlates  of  the Aspirations  of  Muslims  in  the Philippines: Implications for Education and Other Government National Policies" at the University of the Philippines (UP), Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines  where she also obtained Certificate and Master in Educational Administration as a UP college scholar  and MSU Faculty Development Grantee; she is the only UP student who finished 3 degrees (Certificate, Master in Education and Doctor of Education in Educational Administration) within four academic years, 1978-1982 and a two time recipient of UP College Scholar award;

·        Finished her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (1973) and Master of Arts in Teaching (1975) in Mindanao State University (MSU), Marawi City, Philippines as Full Scholar;

·        Recipient of the following scholarships: Jamiatul Philippine Al Islamia, MSU Muslim Scholarship, Full Scholarship, MSU Faculty Development Scholarship, and UP College Award;

·        Attended Arabic, Islamic Studies and Qur'an courses in Daar Adh-Dhikr for more than three years (1991-1994) and the World Assembly of Muslim Youths (WAMY) Women's Jaliat (Islamic Learning Center) for three years (1994-1997), where she later taught Islamic Studies to Muslim women expatriates in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;

·        Did intensive research and organization of the WISHES Education Department Degrees and Curricular Offerings for submission to the CHED-ARMM Commissioner for approval, June 2012;

·        Passed civil service eligibilities and teachers examinations;

·        Organized and lectured on various topics in Islam in Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia;

·        Authored and presented the Educational Resolution on the teaching of Islamic Studies according to the Qur’an and the Sunnah as well as the study of the Qur’an and Arabic Language during the International Symposium on Muslim Education conducted at the Centennial Hall, Manila Hotel, Metro Manila, Philippines on February 16-17, 2009;

·        Submitted to the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) educational proposal to offer some Islamic Studies subjects in the Philippine Higher Education Curricula -- towards developing Muslims to become assets to the whole Philippine society in promoting peace, development and success. The proposal was presented in public during the "Muslim Filipino Educators' Conference on Relevant Higher Education Curricula for Muslims in the Philippines" held in MSU, Marawi City on August 16, 2007;

·        Organized the Wisdom Enrichment International Learning Program (WEILP) on  Islamic Studies and Personality Development

·        Planned and organized in 2003 the WISHES Diploma, BA, MA and Doctor of Islamic Studies curriculum which were reviewed by selected Muslim educators at King Saud University and Imam Muhammad University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;

·        Planned and co-organized with her husband, Dr. Omar Mababaya the WISHES double degree programs: 1)  Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Studies and Bachelor of Science in  Business Administration, and 2)  BA Islamic Studies  and Bachelor of Science in Elementary/Secondary Education Major in English,  2012;

·        Former active daeyah (Islamic propagator) in Daar Ad-Dhikr,  World Assembly of Muslim Youth, WAMY Women's Committee, National Guard Hospital and Riyadh Military Hospital Women's Jaliat, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ,1991-2008;

·        Author of the Bill submitted by Assemblyman Atty. Rakil Dagalangit in 1983 on Integration of Islamic Studies, Qur'an and Arabic in the Philippine Educational System;

·        Proposed to former Ambassador Dr. Mauyag M. Tamano the teaching of Islamic Studies to Muslim pupils and students studying in the Philippine Embassy Schools in Saudi Arabia (1989);

·        Travelled (with her husband, Dr. Omar Mababaya as well as children) to various countries worldwide for educational and socio-cultural enhancements;

·        Raised three children: Mariam (26 years old, MA Islamic Studies Cum Laude Graduate), Ahmad (24, MA Islamic Studies Summa Cum Laude Graduate) and Abdur-Rahman (20, BA Islamic Studies Cum Laude Graduate currently taking MA Islamic Studies). All of them are teaching Arabic, Qur’an, and Islamic Studies at WISHES Elementary and High School Department in Davao City. Both Ahmad and Abdur-Rahman give khutbah (Islamic Friday Lecture http://www.youtube.com/user/infowishes#g/u) at Wisdom Mosque, Davao City, Philippines;

·        Presently teaching Islamic Studies (BA, MA & Doctor of Islamic Studies) at WISHES online school;

·        Doing Da’wah online through her website:http://www.wisdomislamic.info,  http://www.wefound.wisdom.edu.ph and webpages: http://www.wisdom.edu.ph/elementary/words.htm, http://www.islamicschool.wisdom.edu.ph; and

·        Giving da’wah/Islamic lessons to Muslim and Non-Muslim women who come to WISHES Davao City for Islamic knowledge and guidance. 

Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Studies

Master of  Arts in Islamic Studies
Doctor of Islamic Studies

Double Degree: Bachelor Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Studies (BAIS) and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
 

Double Degree BA Islamic Studies and BSE/BSEEd Major in English.

College of Education 1) Undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Bachelor of Science in Secondary
 Education Major in: a. Islamic Studies and b. English  and 2) Graduate (Master of Arts in Teaching and Doctor of Education in Islamic Studies)

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)

  Master in Business Administration (MBA)

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)