African-American Muslim Women: Yesterday and Today

Writer, speaker and Ph.D. student Donna A. Auston presents a dynamic, cogent and well documented audio history on the invaluable and rarely known contributions of African-American Muslim women to the narrative of Islam in America. Ms. Auston is a meticulous researcher with talent for oratory. This podcast is a must listen!

Donna Auston: African-American Women and Islam

Most discussions on Islam and Women (especially Black women) rarely feature the subjects themselves speaking on their own historical present experience. Ms. Auston presents a cogent and well documented talk on the role of Black women in the American Islamic experience from not merely the social but spiritual point of view. Read More …

Muslimah

I was inspired to write this poem specifically by the mother of my children and generally by Muslim women as a whole. Women as a whole have been endowed with qualities by the Creator that are quite incredible. When you combine that with the spiritual component of being a submitter to God and how many Muslim Women manifest it physically it is even more inspirational. So this poem is my ode to the Muslim woman. Reflect. Read More …