The Expressions Narrative Project is a platform dedicated to the voices and perspectives of Muslim women, from activists and artists to professors and political representatives. This blog showcases personal narratives expressing Muslim women's thoughts, opinions, and lived experiences.
The reason I am standing where I am today is because women-led organizations within the community were providing services and support to Muslim survivors. These organizations created spaces where women could seek help without shame and begin rebuilding their lives with dignity. later had the privilege of beginning my career at the very organization that once supported me as a client, which has been one of the most meaningful full-circle moments of my life.
Read MoreI feel like my mom had many lives and transformed into many people from decade to decade. My mom became a single mother after divorcing, lost some of her children through childbirth, murder, and health conditions, raised two Deaf children and made sure they were educated in American Sign Language and Deaf culture. Yet against the odds, my mother developed into a saintly, streetwise, strong Black Muslim woman who held her family down and prayed for them and cared for so many other people.
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