Past Honorees
2011
Dr. Betty Shabazz Award:
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
New York City, 11th District
Founder & Publisher, Azizah Magazine
Compass Awards:
Faiza N. Ali
Community Activist
Artist and Activist, Artivista Aliya P. Latif
Research Associate, Islamic Center of New York University
2010
Dr. Betty Shabazz Award:
Farhana Khera Executive Director, Muslim Advocates
Compass Awards:
Nurah Amatullah Executive Director, Muslim Women's Institute for Research and Development (MWIRD)
Mallika Dutt Executive Director, Breakthrough
2009
Dr. Betty Shabazz Award:
Progress Theater International Touring Ensemble of Multidisciplined Performers
Compass Awards:
Blanche Foster Executive Director, Darfur Rehabilitation Project
Jacqueline Moturi Ogega Director of Women's Program, World Conference of Religions for Peace
2008
Dr. Betty Shabazz Award:
Sylviane Anna Diouf,
Historian, Author & Curator
Compass Awards:
Nellie Hester Bailey
Co-founder and Director, Harlem Tenants Council
Aliyah Morgan Sabah
Director of Community Medicine, Brooklyn Hospital Center
2007
Dr. Betty Shabazz Award:
Ingrid Mattson,
President, Islamic Society of North America, ISNA
Compass Awards:
Azadeh Khalili ,
Deputy Commissioner, Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
Donna Lieberman ,
Executive Director, NY Civil Liberties Union
2006
Dr. Betty Shabazz Award:
Azizah Al-Hibri
Founder & President, KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights
Compass Awards:
Kathleen Foster,
Filmmaker
Robina Niaz,
Founder & Executive Director, Turning Point for Women & Children
2005
Dr. Betty Shabazz Award:
Amina McCloud,
Professor of Religious Studies, DePaul University
Compass Awards:
Rasheedah Abdul Hakeem, Islamic Wellness Institute & ICNA Relief
Adrienne Hayward James, Journalist
2004
Dr. Betty Shabazz Award:
Patricia L. Gatling, Commissioner and Chair of the New York City Commission on
Human Rights
Compass Awards:
A'aliyah Abdul-Karim, Educator, Activist and Lecturer
Chung-Wha Hong, Advocacy Director, NY Immigration Coalition
2003
Dr. Betty Shabazz Award:
Ruby Dee, Activist, Actor, and Author
2002
Dr. Betty Shabazz Award:
Kadiatou Diallo, Activist