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Zachariah Matthews was born in Bosmont Johannesburg and attended Chris Jan Botha Senior Secondary School CJB, South Africa, where he studied Qur'an and Islamic studies as well as secular subjects. Matthews' secular education was in Pharmacy, in which he completed B.Pharm, BSc (Hon) and Pharm.D degrees in South Africa and the United States before migrating to Australia, where he now lives. Matthews has appeared at a number of Islamic forums and conferences, published several papers and given media interviews on Islamic topics. He works actively with Australian youth, is involved with/on the board of several community-based and national organizations and has contributed to various civic initiatives. Notably, he has helped to co-ordinate national statements in regard to the Australian government’s Muslim Community Reference Group, the pro-hijab campaign and others. Matthews has lectured part-time for several years at the University of Sydney and was a former chief pharmacist of Canterbury Hospital, Sydney, NSW Australia. For two years he was Head of Religious and Leadership Studies at an independent school. Dr Matthews actively focusses on leadership mentoring and development. He writes and publishes on subjects ranging from the ethics of disagreement to spirituality in the post-modern world. He previously served as the president of the Australian Islamic Mission (AIM) and is a board member of the Australian Muslim Civil Rights & Advocacy Network (AMCRAN). Matthews is the director of (Just Media Advocacy ). ==Education and community work== *Studied Quran Reading and Memorisation for seven years part-time (South Africa), 1975-1981. *Islamic Studies Course for 2.5 years part-time (South Africa), 1986-1988. *MSA High School Student Affairs coordinator (South Africa)1985-1986. *B. Pharm (Wits University, South Africa), 1986. *BSc, Hons (Pharmacology), Potchefstroom University South Africa, 1988. *MSA Exco member, Ohio State University, USA, 1989-1990. *Islamic Studies (Tarbiyyah) program, USA/Australia, 1989 to present. *Editor, MSA News, Columbus, USA (monthly), 1988-89. *Pharm.D, OSU, USA, 1990. *Migrated to Australia 1990. *FAMSY Exco and National President, 1991-1997. *Editor, SALAM Magazine, 10 years, 1995-2004. *FAMSY Tarbiyyah coordinator/assistant, 1995 to 2006. *AFIC Exco Member, 3 years, 1997-1999. *Editor, Australian Muslim News, 3 years, 1997-1999. *Editor, Muslim Business Network magazine, Sydney (quarterly), 1 year, 1998. *Australian Islamic Mission President, 2003 to 2011. *Board Member, Australian Muslim Civil Rights & Advocacy Network (AMCRAN), 2007–present. *Director Just Media Advocacy, 2011–present. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zachariah Matthews」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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