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Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur : ウィキペディア英語版 | Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur
Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur is an author and activist (faith-based initiatives and gender equality in Islam). She works with Malaria No More, a leading non-profit formed to advance the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by ending malaria-related deaths by 2012. She also consults on a variety of interfaith projects and volunteerism efforts. ==Career== In April 2008, the US State Department hosted Abdul-Ghafur on an eight-city speaking tour of the United Kingdom to cultivate a conversation about Muslims in the West. On this tour, Abdul-Ghafur spoke at the House of Commons of the United Kingdom and the University of Oxford. She has accepted invitations to speak at a host of educational institutions including Harvard University, Emory University and Yale University. She has been a guest on CNN and National Public Radio and her work has been featured in ''The Boston Globe'', ''The Atlanta-Journal Constitution'' and ''The New York Times.''〔Jones, Vanessa E. (2005), "(Essays open eyes to the diversity of American Muslim women )", ''The Boston Globe''. Retrieved on 5 December 2008.〕〔Goodstein, Laurie (2004), "(Muslim Women Seeking a Place in the Mosque )", ''The New York Times''. Retrieved on 5 December 2008.〕 In addition to work on behalf of women, Abdul-Ghafur’s was the Associate Director of Corporate Volunteerism at (Hands On Atlanta ), a multi-million dollar non-profit service provider in the southeast. She has been responsible for sourcing nation’s largest service day, Hands On Atlanta Day, which hosted 17,000 volunteers in 250 unique service projects. Abdul-Ghafur came to Atlanta in 2003 to join the team that produced ''Azizah'' magazine, the first and only magazine for American Muslim women.〔Byrne, Mary M. (2005), "Muslim women tap into roots", ''Cox News Service'', 3 October 2005.〕 Prior to Abdul-Ghafur’s work with ''Azizah'', she was a program officer for Victoria Foundation. Victoria Foundation is among the oldest and largest private foundations and Abdul-Ghafur oversaw $12 million in grants to non-profits.
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