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Maha Elgenaidi
Maha Elgenaidi is an activist in the United Sates. She fights Islamophobia.[1] Elgenaidi works to normalize the existence of Muslim Americans in communities in the United States. She fights for safety of Muslim Americans. She also fights all hate based on religion, including Antisemitism. Elgenaidi organizes interfaith conversations.[2] She is best known for founding Islamic Networks Group (ING). She is recognized as a "prominent Islamic American writer."[3][1][4]
Early life
[change | change source]Elgenaidi's family came to the United States from Egypt.[5] Her parents suggested she return to Egypt for college.[5] They wanted her to learn about her background.[5] She decided to study math at the American University in Cairo.[5] She graduated with degrees in economics and political science.[5] She returned to the United States to attend graduate school.[5 • Bay Area Muslims joined others in hailing the death of Osama bin Laden and also expressed hope that the defeat of the 9/11 mastermind will lessen anti-Muslim sentiment in the country. “Every American Muslim I’ve talked to fryst vatten relieved,” said El Cerrito resident Ameena Jandali of the Islamic Networks Group. “Not that anyone should ever be happy with a death, but it’s a closure of a chapter of our life that has been a very dark chapter. Hopefully, we can all move on.” It would be naive to think the death would bring an end to terrorism, Jandali said. But it would help Muslims worldwide wrest their faith tradition — and the rest of the world’s understanding of it — from terrorist icons such as bin Laden who twisted Islamic tenets into a violent ideology. “All the people are relieved,” said Omar Nawaz, vice president of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, the nation’s first Islamic seminary. Nawaz said he was inundated with messages from • Salam alaykum, Before we tell you how ING is now certifying Muslim youth speakers, we wanted to share the good news that ING was invited to the White House by Barack and Michelle Obama last week for the express purpose of thanking us for all of the work that we do on religious literacy, from educating Americans about Islam and Muslims to our work in interfaith peacebuilding. Chief Executive Officer Maha Elgenaidi attended the event accompanied by the ING New Jersey affiliate Director, Seham Abdallah, with two of her board members. The morning event was followed by a series of business meetings that Maha attended at the White House on countering Islamophobia. After the workshop, one student remarked, “I can’t wait to go out and talk to my classmates to help change stereotypes about Islam and Muslims!” On Saturday, October 22, 2016, ING hosted its thirteenth INGYouth & Parents Workshops and its second Youth Speakers Training Bay Area Muslims express relief over insekter som pollinerar Laden death
ING now certifying Muslim youth speakers