Women in Islam: Myths Versus Reality | Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi

Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi gives practical and spiritual insights about having a salient understanding on gender roles in a postmodern world. More Ustadha Hosai: http://mcceastbay.org/hosai Ustadha Hosai's deck: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eXsu... More topics addressing community & social justice issues: http://mcceastbay.org/community More sessions for Muslimahs: http://mcceastbay.org/women This talk was delivered at the Muslim Community Center - East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California on December 30, 2022. Watch the entire gathering:    • Gender Roles: The Intersection of Culture ...   Ustadha Hosai is the co-founder of MH4M (http://mentalhealth4muslims.com) which was established in 2010. For nearly 20 years, she has been actively involved in the Muslim community in the Bay Area and southern California working and volunteering for many notable organizations. Learn more about her at http://hosaimojaddidi.com More Ustadha Hosai: http://mcceastbay.org/hosai Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi was born in Afghanistan and moved to the United States with her family at age two. She credits her Islamic journey to the year 1996 when she began attending Islamic classes in Hayward, California. These classes were taught by her teacher and mentor since then; Shaykh Hamza Yusuf. One of her main areas of focus is to help create a strong sisterhood for the women in the community by leading halaqas (spiritual study circles) and support groups whilst offering individual spiritual counseling and mentoring. She noted that many of the spiritual problems encountered were actually reflective of the deep and complicated mental health issues of the community and would be better served by focusing on mental health. Thus, along with her cousin Dr. Nafisa Sekandari, they co-founded a website called Mental Health 4 Muslims (www.mentalhealth4muslims.com). Ustadha Hosai is also a freelance writer and editor and lectures on various Islamic/spiritual topics. More Ustadha Hosai: http://mcceastbay.org/hosai Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi is an educator, public speaker, author/writer, spiritual counselor, and mental health advocate with over 25 years experience serving the Muslim community. She is the co-founder of MH4M (www.mentalhealth4muslims.com), a site dedicated to providing clinically supported & Islamically sound information on common mental health issues. She began her Islamic studies at the renowned Zaytuna Institute (now Zaytuna College) in the San Francisco Bay Area where she was blessed to study a variety of topics including Qur'anic memorization and recitation, fiqh, seerah, aqeeda, tazkiyyah an-nafs, and other sacred sciences directly with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, Imam Zaid Shakir, Qari Amar Bellaha, and other visiting scholars. She currently offers year round classes on spiritual development and self development for adults and youth through different local and national organizations on topics such as parenting, marriage/family, women's issues, youth issues, spirituality, seerah, tazkiyyah an nafs, social-emotional learning, social media literacy, mental health advocacy, etc. She is also a published author, writer, and active content creator on social media. She is a wife and mother of two and resides in California, USA. More MCC East Bay: Events & Activities: http://www.mcceastbay.org/calendar Weekly Updates: http://www.mcceastbay.org/newsletter Support MCC: https://www.mcceastbay.org/sadaqa Facebook:   / mccpleasanton   Instagram:   / mcceastbay