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Shaykha Ieasha Prime
converted to Islam more than 20 years ago. She studied at the Fajr Institute in Egypt, and later moved to Yemen and enrolled in an Islamic university for women. She is most passionate about combining Islamic studies, cultural art, activism and service for the purpose of training leaders. She has served as the Director of Women's Affairs at Dar al Hijrah Islamic Center in Virginia and is co-founder and Executive Director of Barakah INC, an organization committed to training Muslim women in traditional Islamic sciences. She now serves as a Scholar-in-Residence and Associate Chaplain at ICNYU. Sh Ieasha is a proud wife and mother of three children.
Shaykh Adeyinka Mendes
Imam Adeyinka Mendes is the founder of the Bilal Spiritual Center for Peace and the Arts and co-founder of the African-American Healing, Ancestry, and Development (AHAD) Collective and other initiatives for establishing a holistic, peaceful, and joyous practice of Islam dedicated to sacred service and justice for all. He is an international speaker, spiritual activist, educator, author, translator of sacred literature, and teacher of Arabic and the Islamic Sciences. his latest work, "The Spirits of Black Folk: Sages Through the Ages", a translation of Imam as-Suyuti's renowned text, "The Excellence of Black People" (Raf'u Sha'ni'l-Hubshan), is due to be published in 2021 by CelebrateMercy, God willing. He lives with his spouse, Rukayat Yakub, a Montessori educator and award-winning children's author, and their lovely children in Gambia.