Rabata

Shama Aleemuddin grew up around Chicago’s renowned Muslim Community Center – one of the oldest mosques in the city. Her parents were active participants in the development of this flourishing community at the cusp of it setting roots and foundations. Religious gatherings and events were an intricate part of Shama’s upbringing.  After becoming a mother

Malak Bokhari loves books and has made her passion an intricate part of her life. She helps out at a local Muslim-owned bookstore in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and she is assisting in translating a children’s series on Imam al-Ghazali into Arabic. Malak has a daughter in college and a son in high school and has been