Ustadha Maryam Amirebrahimi chats virtually with MCC congregation member Hafiza Hibah Thabit about why Ustadha Maryam created Qariah, a unique Qur’an app for girls and women that features more than 60 female Quran reciters from around the world. “Qariah” means a woman Quran reciter.
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. | Friday, June 3 | Watch virtually only (not in person) at https://youtu.be/wY4l5dFmpTU
The Qariah app aims to mainstream the term ‘Qaria’ for women and to ease access to recitations of female reciters and inspire and help create a new generation of little girls who become Quran reciters.
The app is free. It is available on Apple and Google Play stores: http://qariah.app
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Ustadha Maryam Amirebrahimi received her master’s degree in Education from UCLA. She holds a second bachelor’s degree in Islamic Studies from Al-Azhar University. Maryam has studied in Egypt, memorized the Quran, and has researched a variety of religious sciences, ranging from Quranic exegesis, Islamic jurisprudence, Prophetic narrations and commentary, and women’s rights within Islamic law, and more for the past 15 years. She’s featured in a video series on faith produced by goodcast.net called The Maryam Amir Show. She actively hosts women who have memorized Quran from around the world to share their journeys through the #FOREMOTHERS campaign. Shaykhah is an instructor with SWISS and Hikmah Institutes and has served as a bonus lecturer with AlMaghrib, DiscoverU, and more. She has been interviewed for her work by major news outlets including BBC, NPR, and CBS. Maryam’s focus in the fields of spiritual connections, identity actualization, social justice, and women’s studies has humbled her the opportunity to lecture throughout the United States and the world, including Jerusalem, Mecca, Medina, Stockholm, London, Toronto, and more. She holds a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and speaks multiple languages.
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Maryam Amirebrahimi received her master’s in Social Justice Education from UCLA, where her research focused on the effects of mentorship rooted in Critical Race Theory for urban high school students of color. She holds a bachelor’s in Child and Adolescent Development from San Jose State University, where she served as the President of the Muslim Student Association for two consecutive years. Currently, she is pursuing a second bachelor’s degree in Islamic Studies through Al Azhar University’s distance learning program. Maryam spent a year studying the Arabic language and Qur’an in Cairo, Egypt and has memorized the Qur’an. She has been presented the Student of the Year award by former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and holds a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Maryam frequently travels to speak and work with different communities to address a variety of spiritual topics and social issues. She writes about topics related to social realities, women’s studies, and spiritual connections on the popular online blog, http://suhaibwebb.com. Maryam is a dynamic and outspoken proponent of social justice and women’s rights.
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