The Women's Mosque of America

Adthan by Mahin Ibrahim (1/29/16)

Mu'adthinah Mahin Ibrahim delivers a beautiful 13th adthan for The Women's Mosque of America's 1 Year Anniversary jumma'a on January 29th, 2016. Mahin Ibrahim also serves on The Women's Mosque of America's Board of Directors as Director of Media & Communications.

"A Message for Muslim Youth" Khutbah by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh - 1 Year Anniversary (1/29/16)

Khateebah Amani Al-Khatahtbeh delivers the 13th khutbah for The Women's Mosque of America's 1 Year Anniversary jumma'a on January 29th, 2016. As the mosque's youngest khateebah, Amani shares her insights as a millenial Muslim to empower Muslim youth of all ages.

Bio:
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh is the founder and editor-in-chief of MuslimGirl.net, the leading online magazine for American Muslim women. Reclaiming the Muslim women’s narrative in Western media with its own unprecedented columns in outlets like Teen Vogue, Fortune, and Huffington Post, MuslimGirl is currently forging a new path by becoming the forefront of Muslim women’s issues in mainstream coverage. Amani made the annual Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2016, making her the first Muslim woman to be honored in the media category and MuslimGirl the first Muslim company to ever receive the recognition.

Amani is a rising voice in social, religious, and political issues, regularly appearing in such media outlets as CNN, BBC, and more. She currently writes a column for Forbes, in which she chronicles the startup journey of MuslimGirl from the perspective of a millennial woman of color entrepreneur. Amani was the first Palestinian-American to be elected as the opinions editor of The Daily Targum, which resulted in a nationwide controversy over her censorship. She is a human and civil rights activist and was one of the student organizers to force out former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice from her commencement invitation at Rutgers University in 2014. Amani has been profiled in The New York Times, CNN Money, VICE’s Broadly, and beyond.

"There is no god but God: Sufi Understandings on the Shahada" Khutbah by Noor-Malika Chishti (2/26/16)

Khateebah Noor-Malika Chishti delivers the 14th khutbah for The Women's Mosque of America on February 26th, 2016. As the mosque's first Sufi khateebah, Sister Noor-Malika shared her wisdom and insights from the Sufi tradition in understanding the Shahada (Muslim declaration of faith). After the jumma'a prayer service was over, Sister Noor-Malika led the congregation of women in a beautiful dhikr (remembrance) in honor of the Shahada.

Bio:
Sister Noor-Malika Chishti has been involved in interfaith work for over 40 years. Her training—beginning in 1972—in the Inayati Order introduced her to the diverse ways in which people approach spiritual practice. In 1999, she began exploring the Islamic roots of Sufism and, on the Night of Laylat al-Qadr, accepted Islam. Today, she serves as Vice President of reGeneration, an American interfaith non-profit organization that advances quality early childhood development and education in the Middle East, building bridges locally to effect sustainable change for future generations. Sister Noor-Malika is also a founding member of the Southern California Muslim-Jewish Forum, an umbrella body focused on strengthening Muslim-Jewish ties in Greater Los Angeles, and she is a founding member and Vice Chair Emeritus of the Southern California Committee for the Parliament of World Religions (SCCPW). She has been a member of the West Los Angeles Cousins group, where Jewish and Muslim women meet to engage in dialogue and service, for 13 years. Sister Noor-Malika’s professional background was in the non-profit sector before she retired to become an administrator for the Crossroads School for the Arts & Sciences in Santa Monica, CA. She is a recipient of the “Golden Heart Award” of the Inayati Order “in recognition of [her] vital efforts in the service of the Message of Love, Harmony and Beauty.” In 2008, she founded Musallah Tauhid, where Sufi Muslims from different orders share a sacred space with a Jewish and Christian congregation in which they work to come to know one another and protect the environment. She is also a grandmother and a poet.

Adthan by Sarah El Ebiary (2/26/16)

Mu'adthinah Sarah El Ebiary calls the 14th adthan for The Women's Mosque of America on February 26th, 2016.

Part 1/2: "Grief, Loss, and Divorce" Khutbah by Sarah Nadeem (3/25/16)

Khateebah Sarah Nadeem delivers the 15th khutbah for The Women's Mosque of America on March 25th, 2016. In her sermon, she touches upon a topic not often covered in mosques, and she shares insights from her own divorce and loss of family members to guide the congregation in the best way to keep ones faith during times of difficulty.

Bio:
Born and raised in London where she practiced law, Sarah Nadeem moved to California with her daughter in 2012. Soon after, Sarah’s maternal aunt passed away, which instigated a deep shift in her attitude towards Islam and ultimately brought her deeper in her faith. She now occasionally composes and sings songs in praise of Allah, as well as recites and studies the Qur’an. She also supports and attends the New Muslims Group in Southern California. From 2012 to 2014, she worked with United Central Bank. In 2015, she worked at Helping Hand, a subsidiary of ICNA, where she raised funds for orphans and cleaning water. She recently passed the California Bar Exam and now practices as an Attorney in Wills & Trust, Immigration, Employment, and Real Estate.

Adthan by Kenyatta Bakeer (3/25/16)

Mu'adthinah Kenyatta Bakeer calls the 15th adthan for The Women's Mosque of America on March 25th, 2016.

Part 2/2: "Grief, Loss and Divorce + Interracial Marriage" Pre-Khutbah Bayan by Sabina Khan-Ibarra (4/22/16)

Due to popular demand, The Women's Mosque of America held a second jumma'a on April 22nd to cover the topic of Grief, Loss, and Divorce - with an additional focus on Interracial Marriage. In her pre-khutbah bayan (talk), Sabina Khan-Ibarra shares courageously from her experiences of losing her baby and marrying outside of her race, and she gifts the congregation with a beautiful, inspiring model through which to process grief and faith during times of difficulty.

Bio:
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.

Part 2/2: "Grief, Loss and Divorce + Interracial Marriage" Khutbah by Sarah Nadeem (4/22/16)

Due to popular demand, The Women's Mosque of America held a second jumma'a to cover the topic of Grief, Loss, and Divorce on April 22nd, 2016. Khateebah Sarah Nadeem returns to give a second khutbah on the topic (khutbah #16), and she shares insights from her own divorce and loss of family members to guide the congregation in the best way to keep ones faith during times of difficulty.

Bio:
Born and raised in London where she practiced law, Sarah Nadeem moved to California with her daughter in 2012. Soon after, Sarah’s maternal aunt passed away, which instigated a deep shift in her attitude towards Islam and ultimately brought her deeper in her faith. She now occasionally composes and sings songs in praise of Allah, as well as recites and studies the Qur’an. She also supports and attends the New Muslims Group in Southern California. From 2012 to 2014, she worked with United Central Bank. In 2015, she worked at Helping Hand, a subsidiary of ICNA, where she raised funds for orphans and cleaning water. She recently passed the California Bar Exam and now practices as an Attorney in Wills & Trust, Immigration, Employment, and Real Estate.

Adthan by Ani Zonneveld (4/22/16)

Mu'adthinah Ani Zonneveld calls the 16th adthan for The Women's Mosque of America on April 22nd, 2016.

"The Importance of Adoption in Islam" Khutbah by Sarah Nadeem (5/27/16)

Khateebah Sarah Nadeem delivers the 17th khutbah for The Women's Mosque of America on May 27th, 2016. In her khutbah, she speaks about the importance of caring for orphans in Islam, and she draws upon on the Prophet Muhammad's (p) beautiful example as an orphan who adopted and fostered orphans within his own socieity. To read more on legal rulings concerning the importance of adoption in Islam, please read "Adoption and the Care of Orphan Children:
Islam and the Best Interests of the Child" written by the Muslim Women's Shura Council: http://www.wisemuslimwomen.org/images/activism/Adoption_(August_2011)_Final.pdf

Bio:
Born and raised in London where she practiced law, Sarah Nadeem moved to California with her daughter in 2012. Soon after, Sarah’s maternal aunt passed away, which instigated a deep shift in her attitude towards Islam and ultimately brought her deeper in her faith. She now occasionally composes and sings songs in praise of Allah, as well as recites and studies the Qur’an. She also supports and attends the New Muslims Group in Southern California. From 2012 to 2014, she worked with United Central Bank. In 2015, she worked at Helping Hand, a subsidiary of ICNA, where she raised funds for orphans and cleaning water. She recently passed the California Bar Exam and now practices as an Attorney in Wills & Trust, Immigration, Employment, and Real Estate.