"Black Women Are Better Invisible:" Womanhood Reimagined | Ustadha Babalwa Kwanele

Ustadha Babalwa Kwanele gives spiritual insights about re-imagining womanhood when African American women in the community despite facing prejudice, discrimination, and racism both within and outside of the Muslim community are often made to feel invisible or as though their contributions are not as much or as meaningful to the larger Muslim community as they actually are.
Ustadha Babalwa speaks at a women's retreat about re-imagining womanhood as a Muslim woman. Watch the complete seminar at mcceastbay.org/reimagine
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This program was sponsored by the Jannah Institute, The Rahmah Foundation & MCC. It was proudly hosted at Muslim Community Center - East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California on March 6, 2022.
Babalwa Kwanele is a licensed mental health therapist (LMFT). As a consultant, she provides culturally responsive trauma informed training and workshops.
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[@Manelhaddadi]

Thank you sister for sharing your experience as a a black muslim woman. I always thought that Muslim Black women are at the lowest level of this twisted patriarchal white dominated system. May Allah help us to brake those chains and unify our ranks as women and muslims so we are all getting a place in our community and be seen in the unique ways that Allah blessed us in 💐

[@iamhijabsterz9556]

Don forget in Muslim community they ha their own beauty standard 😒

[@kadidjaomar9899]

MashaAllah sister. May Allah protects you and your family. You are blessed

[@inti2345]

ماشاء الله اختي انت انسانة رائعة و عظيمة جدا جزاك الله خير

[@kadidjaomar9899]

You are so beautiful sister

[@RebelliousRuby]

ماشاء الله تبارك الرحمن 🌷

[@ronakram6690]

Mashallah

[@inti2345]

احبك في الله اختي

[@rafiqabdullah2876]

ماشااللہ

[@shaziasoroya5061]

Title is bit odd?? Real talk, thank You!

[@cloudslady3400]

That’s so brave I can’t imagine how hard it’s for you to live in a world where something you didn’t choose affects your whole life being a woman in itself is hard being a black woman is a doubled struggle...that shouldn’t be the case! It doesn’t matter at all if you are white or black a man or a woman god doesn’t look at those things the only thing he looks at is your heart and what have you brought to this world...and that what we all should do...wish this video has million views cuz it deserves it✨♥️♥️👍🏻

[@babalwakwanele248]

As Salaamu Alakium. Bismillah. May Allah reward you for your comments, your words are special, thank you. The love of Allah is soothing and provides courage to speak truth to power to advance systemic change. May Allah continue to illuminate our path.