I have been Olympic Weightlifting for four years, and participating in Crossfit for two. I launched my website LiftingCovered.com to document my experiences weightlifting in U.S. national competitions. Who Are you? I was born in Kansas City but my family comes from the Khyber Pukhtunkhwa region of Pakistan. I…
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I am an American, a Muslim, and a writer. Who are you? My name is Deonna Kelli Sayed. I am an American, a Muslim, and a writer. I was born in the rural South back when the cows roamed about and grandmas stood on back porches to holler for…
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Produced and Directed by Sabina Khan-Ibarra, editor at altMuslimah. Our Voices, episode 2, unpacked the complex relationship Muslim women have with the mosque (masjid). This conversation built on our #HijabAndMihrab Twitter conversation on International Women’s Day. Panelists included: Hind Makki, founder and curator of Side Entrance Marwa Aly, one of the producers of…
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I am an author, mama to two little boys, lawyer, teacher, and maker and drinker of chai [lots and lots of chai]. Who are you? I am an author, mama to two little boys, lawyer, teacher, and maker and drinker of chai [lots and lots of chai]. I’m also…
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I…work to raise awareness on sexual and reproductive health issues in the Muslim community… Who are you? I have multiple identities, and because I am in a constant state of multitasking, you will often see me embodying more than one identity at a time. I am a Muslim American. I am…
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On the more exciting days, I have the opportunity to work with the media to amplify our community’s voices and with elected officials to ensure they know what their Muslim constituents think and want. Who are you? I am a baker and community organizer. By training, I am a lawyer….
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I am a hard playing, Pakistani Canadian football (soccer) playing & coaching, energetic wife, Mama and ardent cat lover plus coffee drinker living in fabulous Toronto, Canada. Who are you? I am a hard playing, Pakistani Canadian football (soccer) playing & coaching, energetic wife, Mama and ardent cat lover plus coffee drinker living in fabulous Toronto, Canada….
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I was born in London in 1983, to liberal-minded Pakistani parents. Apart from a one-year stint in Glasgow during the late Eighties, I have always lived here. Who are you? I was born in London in 1983, to liberal-minded Pakistani parents. Apart from a one-year stint in Glasgow during the…
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We had a great roundup of Muslim Women Who Save Lives yesterday. We thought we would add some more changemakers to the list. We know the list goes on and on, but here are some additional suggestions by the altM Editors: Hina Chaudhary: Dr. Chaudhry is known as the Doctor who…
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I decided to ask American Muslim women and men in all their diversity to share their search for love, and the breadth and depth of human experience folded into that universal longing. Who are you? I’m a mama, writer, and seeker who has been blessed to have the opportunity…
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