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SPEAKERS
Suhaib Webb is the founder of an online institute, SWISS – Focusing on Developing Islamic Literacy. He is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma with a background in Education and Al-Azhar University from the College of Shariah (Islamic Law Jurisprudence).
Webb currently serves as a resident scholar at the Islamic Center at NYU and teaches a course at NYU on Islamic Law and Ethics, teaches Islamic courses on SWISS, and frequently shares advice, lessons & “SnapWas” on his SnapChat as well as Q&A’s on Instagram.
A formidable Muslim African American woman who is the Co-Founder of Barakah Inc, an organization committed to training Muslim women in traditional Islamic sciences and Founder of the DC Muslim Women’s Conference.
Prime has spent her life as an educator, artist, activist and entrepreneur committed to the goal of empowering Muslim women to rise above their challenges to maximize their full potential of being female servants of Allah and vicegerents on this earth.
In addition to her full-time work, Ieasha Prime is a proud wife and mother of three. A true powerhouse!
Palestinian-Muslim-American prominent racial and social justice activist community organizer, media commentator, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
Linda Sarsour is the former Executive Director of the Arab American Association of New York and co-founder of the first Muslim online organizing platform, MPOWER Change.
Sarsour has been at the forefront of major civil rights campaigns and has written for and has been featured in local, national, and international media discussing impact of domestic policies that target Arab and Muslim American communities, criminal justice issues and Middle East affairs. Her truth is impactful and life changing.
A well renowned Arab-American comedian, writer and political activist, Amer Zahr holds an MA in Middle Eastern and North Africa Studies and a JD (law degree), both from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Zahr actively discusses social, political, and legal issues affecting Arab and Muslim Americans, drawing on his experiences growing up as a child of Palestinian refugees. He recently completed production on his first documentary film, “We’re Not White."
Amer Zahr uses his comedy to speak truth to power as he integrates his life experiences into his work.