Ustaz — working name

Arabic and Quran lessons with teachers from Gaza and Palestinians abroad

Teachers keep about 85% of every lesson. Every fee shown.

The pilot is invite-only.

Ustaz in about a minute

A short look at the app and the pilot.

About 2 MB — nothing downloads until you press play. Narration: AI voice. The app screens show demo accounts.

Read the script

Skilled teaching. Fair pay.

Meet Ustaz: Arabic and Quran lessons with teachers from Gaza and Palestinians abroad.

From everyday Palestinian Arabic to Quranic Arabic and Tajweed, you choose what you learn.

Lessons are live and face to face, right in your browser, on your phone or your laptop.

And it works on low bandwidth, for teachers who might not have a great connection.

Teachers keep about 85% of every lesson, and every fee is shown. Trial lessons pay the teacher too. Some platforms keep the whole trial lesson. We want to make it fairer, and easier, for teachers.

Our pilot starts in October 2026, by invitation. Students pay teachers directly, Ustaz takes no fee, and we stand behind every lesson.

Next, we're building automated lesson transcripts, so you can go back and review what you need to learn, for adults who opt in.

Our goal: more learning, and more teaching livelihoods. Ask about the pilot at ustaz.io.

For students

Real Arabic, taught by people who live it.

Authentic Arabic

Modern Standard, Palestinian and Levantine dialects, Quranic Arabic and Tajweed.

See every fee before you book

No surprises. The price you see is the price you pay.

Built for weak connections

Lessons that keep working on weak connections — video, audio, or text.

See what students get

Screens from the Ustaz app, shown with a demo teacher.

  • Phone screen: a list of two demo teachers, with what each one teaches and the price of a lesson.
    Find a teacher
  • Phone screen: a teacher's profile with a box called Where your money goes, listing the lesson price, the platform fee, payment processing and what the teacher receives.
    See every fee before you book
  • Phone screen: choosing a time, with day buttons across the top and the free times for that day below.
    Choose a day and a free time
  • Phone screen: the lesson room, a live video call with the teacher, with buttons to mute the microphone and turn the camera off.
    Meet in a live video lesson

What you get

  • 45-minute live video lessons with a teacher you choose
  • A paid trial lesson at a lower price — and the teacher is paid for it
  • Every fee shown before you book
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before a paid lesson
  • Works on your phone or computer — apps coming soon
  • Our goal: automatic lesson transcripts, so you can go back and review what you learned

For teachers

Livelihood, on your terms.

Keep about 85%

Of every lesson, every time. Every fee is shown to your students up front.

Trials pay too

Trial lessons pay the teacher, not just the booked ones.

Arabic-first

Built around teaching Arabic and Quran — not translated in as an afterthought.

Our promise: you get paid, and every fee is shown. Payouts launch with our first teachers.

Teach with us

How fees work

Example
Lesson price (45 minutes) $12.00
Platform fee (10%) −$1.20
Payment processing varies by method
Teacher receives about 85%

This is a worked example, not a fixed price. Exact fees for your lesson are always shown before you book.

Coming next

  • Teacher-approved lesson notesIn development Notes after lessons where teacher and student both agree, reviewed by the teacher.
  • Phone appsComing soon Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play.