WOMEN IN ISLAM, INC. is an organization of professional and social activist Muslim women who are dedicated to the empowerment of women through knowledge and practice of Islam.

OUR MISSION is to advance the spiritual and intellectual development of women to empower them as dynamic participants in civil society and as advocates for human rights and social justice.

We now have a Blog at Wordpress! Muslim Women Take Lead: Social Justice & Human Rights

Read our Publication Women Friendly Mosques and Community Centers: Working Together to Reclaim our Heritage

NEWS/EVENTS


RECENT EVENTS

  • August 17, 2010: Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer hosted The 3rd Annual Iftar Dinner co-sponsored by Muslim community organizations, including Women in Islam, Inc.

  • August 10, 2010: In partnership with The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Women In Islam, Inc. facilitated a workshop on Islam and Muslim women for NYC Public School teachers.

  • July 17, 2010: Women In Islam, Inc. President Sarah Sayeed joined a dialogue with Bishop Carlton Pearson, author of God Is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu...God Dwells with Us, in Us, Around Us, authors Malaika Adero, Obery Hendricks, and Marta Morena Vega at the Harlem Book Fair- live on C-SPAN!.

  • July 9, 2010: Women In Islam, Inc., Founder Aisha Al-Adawiya organized and moderated a panel at the 47th Annual ISNA Convention, "Standing Strong: Women Creating Legacy Communities"

  • June 27, 2010: The 9th Annual Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial Lecture & Award Ceremony: honoring Farhana Khera, Nurah Amatullah, Mallika Dutt Special Performances : Sumayya Ali, Opera; Autumn Ashante , Spoken Word .... Read bios of honorees and performers!

  • May 28, 2010 Women in Islam, Inc. partnered with City Year to educate Corps members about Islam and Muslim women!

  • In honor of Women's History Month, Women In Islam, Inc., in partnership with Karamah, organized a forum on CEDAW, the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. Held at the United Nations, the forum presented Karamah's recommendations for a new amendment to CEDAW regarding Economic Consequences of Marriage and its Dissolution; the briefing was authored by Sarah Islam at Karamah. Read more and watch video clips of the program. Sarah Sayeed, President of Women In Islam, Inc., offered concluding comments.

  • Sr. Aisha Al-Adawiya and Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad speak about Freeing Our Mosques, a session at the December, 2009 Reviving the Islamic Spirit International Conference, in Toronto, Canada. Read Muslimah Media Watch's observations on the event .

  • Watch-- Muslim Women in the Public Square: Reclaiming our Heritage , A Conversation at the 2009 Islamic Society of North America Annual Convention