Heba Khan On Halimah #HistoricMuslimah Ramadan Series

Ramadan #HistoricMuslimah #23: “Halimah” by Heba Khan | Today, Khateebah Heba Khan shares the life of Halimah, the Prophet Muhammad's foster mother, and she highlights the important yet undervalued role that caretakers take on -- especially now during the pandemic -- as the backbone of our societies.

M O R E F R O M H E B A K H A N Watch "Some Cuts Run Deep: A Bodily Approach to the Spiritual" Khutbah by Heba Khan here: https://youtu.be/Bj_lBXdWHME D O N A T E The Women’s Mosque of America needs your help! Make a contribution of any amount today to help us continue our work to uplift the entire Muslim community by empowering Muslim women and girls. Donate now: womensmosque.com/donate B I O Heba Khan is Staff Editor at the Journal of Feminist Economics, Rice University. She holds an MA in Religious Studies from Rice University. Her research interests focus on the Islamic tradition and include comparative religion, mysticism, poetry, and gender. She has presented widely among communities and organizations in the greater Houston area on the topics of Islam, gender, and religious tolerance.

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