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Wahida Abaza was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for her undergraduate studies. She holds a Medical degree from the University of Illinois and completed her Postgraduate Medical training at the University of Michigan’s Mott Childrens’ Hospital. She currently works as a Pediatrician at Nationwide Children’s […]

Munawar Haque earned his PhD in Islamic Studies with a specialization in Islamic Theology and Comparative Religion from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Presently, Dr. Haque is the Imam at the American Muslim Diversity Association (AMDA) and is responsible for leading congregational prayers, delivering sermons, conducting religious discussions, counseling, officiating marriages, leading funeral prayers, […]

Dr. Saba Maroof is a Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist who graduated from the University or North Caroline at Chapel Hills and Wayne State University and now practices in southeast Michigan. Dr. Maroof has been involved in interfaith and outreach work for the past 20+ years through her mosque, school, university, medical school, and community. […]

Ruqaya Ali has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Religious Studies from the University of Alberta as well as a Bachelor of Science in Business and Computer Information Systems from Ferris State University. Presently, Ms. Ali is a business manager at Waterford Family Medicine. Ms. Ali has worked on various […]

Amin obtained Master Degrees in Business from the University of Chicago and in Computer Science from McGill University with a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. He is currently enrolled in a Master of Theology Studies program at the University of Western Ontario, London, ON. Amin has worked as the […]

Dr. Sameena Zahoor obtained her bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and her Medical degree from Wayne State School of Medicine. As a medical student she helped to establish the Islamic Medical Students’ Association; organized their first Islamic Art exhibition; worked to bring in various Muslim speakers to address the school body; […]

Fozia Saleem-Rasheed received her bachelor’s degree from The University of Michigan and her medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She specialized in Neonatology and now is a board-certified neonatologist at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. While on staff at Beaumont Children’s Hospital, she gives many teaching lectures to […]

Mazan Tayyen obtained a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from the University of MIchigan-Dearborn. She has been working with the Metro Detroit interfaith community for more than a decade; Mazan was a council member of the Multi-Cultural Multi Racial committee of Farmington Hills Michigan for many years. She continues to speak at different events presenting Islam […]