Chaplain · Spiritual care

Nora Zaki Mantaş

Spiritual Advisor · Zaha Health

● Illinois ● Telehealth · nationwide ● English & Arabic

About

A Muslim chaplain who teaches the tradition she practices.

Nora Zaki Mantaş is an adjunct professor at Dominican University, teaching theology at the Rosary College of Arts, Education, and Sciences. Before Dominican, she served as the Muslim chaplain at Vassar and Bard Colleges.

She holds a Master of Divinity from the University of Chicago, an MA in Religious Studies from Chicago Theological Seminary, and a BA in Arabic, Religion and Political Science from the University of Florida. Fluent in Arabic, she is also the founder of MyMuslimChaplain, which offers chaplaincy workshops, services, and consultation.

Credentials

Training & credentials.

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Adjunct ProfessorDominican University · Theology

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Master of DivinityUniversity of Chicago '17

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MA, Religious StudiesChicago Theological Seminary '24 · BA, Arabic, Religion & Political Science, University of Florida '13

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Campus chaplaincyMuslim chaplain at Vassar & Bard Colleges · Founder, MyMuslimChaplain

What Nora works with

What she works with.

Faith & belonging

Doubt, distance, identity between cultures — re-anchoring without pressure.

Grief & hard seasons

Holding sabr and sorrow at the same time, within the tradition's frame for loss.

Family & generational tension

Parents, in-laws, marriage, and the expectations carried across generations.

Availability

Availability.

Time zoneCentral Time (US)

Session length45 minutes

FormatSecure telehealth

Available toClients anywhere in the US

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Zaha's care is built around programs — a licensed therapist and a spiritual advisor on one shared plan, working together. That coordinated model is where the real change happens; it's the reason Zaha exists.

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