Sabina Khan-Ibarra on "Malalai Maiwand" | #HistoricMuslimah​ Ramadan Series

Ramadan #HistoricMuslimah​ #8: "Malalai Maiwand" | Did you know that Malala was named after a famous Pashtun Muslim woman who recited poetry as she fought in battle against the British colonizers?

Today, our Khateebah Sabina Khan-Ibarra, a Pashtun-Pakistani-American poet and writer herself, introduces us to this amazing Muslim woman from Islamic history. For more uplifting spiritual wisdom from Khateebah Sabina Khan-Ibarra, watch her past khutbah at The Women's Mosque of America below! "Grief, Loss, & Divorce + Interracial Marriage" - Bayan by Sabina Khan-Ibarra https://youtu.be/ahPj6OZdqeg​

 

D O N A T E The Women’s Mosque of America is a volunteer-run, 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Make a tax-deductible donation today: womensmosque.com/donate B I O Sabina Khan-Ibarra is the founder of Muslimah Montage, a platform for Muslim women to tell their own stories. Sabina and her website, Muslimah Montage, have been featured on Buzzfeed, The National, The Chicago Monitor, and NBC News. Sabina is also an assistant editor at AltMuslimah and GiveLight Foundation. She is the Member Development Chair at MuslimARC, an organization that addresses and combats intra-Muslim racism. In 2011, to commemorate the loss of her young son, Sabina created Ibrahim’s Tree, an internet website devoted to stories on dealing with grief. She also writes and speaks about grief in Muslim communities. Her work has been published on BlogHer, Huffington Post, ISNA Horizons, InCulture Magazine, AltMuslimah, Love InshAllah, Patheos (AltMuslim), Brown Girl Magazines, and many other outlets.

 

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