Aminah Assilmi
Aminah Assilmi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Janice Huff 1945 |
| Died | 5 March 2010 |
| Occupation | American broadcast journalist |
Aminah Assilmi (born Janice Huff, 1945 – 5 March 2010)[1] was an American broadcast journalist, national Muslim community activist[2] and director of the International Union of Muslim Women.[3]
Formerly a Southern Baptist preacher, she converted to Islam in 1977 in college while trying to convert some Muslims to Christianity. As the director of the International Union of Muslim Women, she visited campuses discussing Islam. She was named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world in 2009 by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Amman, Jordan.[4][5]
Assilmi was involved in the release of the 2001 Eid stamp,[4] as well as future anniversary editions. She was also involved in creating an educational center for Muslim converts.
Assilmi died on March 5, 2010, in a car accident while returning from a speaking engagement in New York with her youngest son. She also had several grandchildren.[1] Since then, her daughter has continued in her mother's footsteps teaching a drug free program her mother taught for 30 years.
She appears in the 2005 National Film Board of Canada documentary film about North American Muslim women, Me and the Mosque.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Aminah Assilmi: A Leader Lost". About.com. March 6, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ "CAIR Offers Condolences on Passing of Aminah Assilmi". Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ "International Union of Muslim Women Home". Iumw.org. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ a b Samana Siddiqui. "Who was Aminah Assilmi?". SoundVision.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ ESPOSITO, JOHN. "THE 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSLIMS" (PDF). themuslim500.com. The royal islamic strategic studies centre. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Ken Lem, Val (April 2006). "Me and the Mosque". Canadian Materials. XII (17). Archived from the original on 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2014-03-19.