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Honored to Speak at CAIR-Chicago’s 19th Annual Event
I feel incredibly honored to have been a speaker at CAIR-Chicago’s 19th Annual Event – THE NEXT LEVEL at UIC; My favorite organization with the most respected mentors and inspirers. I will cherish my scarf and name tag for life. Please go to cair-chicago.org and give generously! #civilrights #socialjustice #Islamophobia #inclusion #mediarelations. My intro begins […]
There was No Place for a Muslim Journalist in 1980s America
I shared this piece at the Daily Kos: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/1/17/1912291/-There-was-No-Place-for-a-Muslim-Journalist-in-1980s-America?_=2020-01-17T15:56:33.864-08:00 I was a Muslim American kid of the seventies with a writing bent that delighted my third grade Chicago Public School teacher, Miss Hale. A teen of the eighties who penned sappy poetry and wrote for my high school yearbook, people asked, “What do you want […]
Aisha: Scholar and Wife of the Prophet of Islam
On the HuffPost Blog- I published a piece about Aisha, mother of the believers and wife of the prophet of Islam, may peace and blessings be upon him and his family and companions. Aisha is a willfully misunderstood historical figure. Most powerful, regal human beings are … Adding to my viral piece about Khadija- I […]