Shaikh Essam M. Ishaq is a graduate of McGill University, Canada. Shaikh Essam has studied Shari’a traditionally in Masjids with various scholars. Presently, he has been instructing Fiqh, Islamic Theology, and Tafseer in Bahrain. He serves in key posts and memberships at various institutes, including: Discover Islam; United International Bank & Investment Dar Bank; Arcapita Bank & Al Baraka Islamic Bank& First Investment Bank; AAOIFI; EcoBank-Kyrgyz Republic; First Global Investments-SriLanka; Meezan Bank-Pakistan; Munich ReTakaful-Malaysia; Takaful House-UAE; Capitas Group-USA; Methaq Bank-Oman, ARIC Kuwait & Gulf African Bank-Kenya.