| Aishah Schwartz Founder and Director |
Name
Aishah Schwartz
Pen Name
Sister Aishah
Description
Retired 17-year career legal assistant, freelance non-fiction writer, interested in supporting Muslim
women and new Shahadas, activism, travel and photography.
Location(s):
Washington, DC
Email
Aishah.Schwartz@MuslimahWritersAlliance.com
Blogs - Websites
Aishah's Islamic Journey - Home of the Journey Library
Muslimah Writers Alliance
Aishah's Journey - The Blog
Sisters4Dawah - The New Muslimah/Sister Support E-Group
Muslimah Writers Alliance E-Forum
Grand Mosque Equal Access for Women Project
MWA Muslim Women Making History Project
Date/Place of Birth
01/18/1961 - Detroit, Michigan
Family
Two daughters, ages 26 and 22, a 5 year-old grandson and two granddaughters, born (1/3/07) and
10/30/2008.
Languages
English
Biography
Aishah is a Muslim-American revert who embraced Islam in April of 2002 after having spent the
earlier part of the year satisfying a curiosity about Islam through an exhaustive three-months spent in
research and reading via the internet.
Since her reversion to Islam, Aishah has spent time documenting her "Journey's" as a freelance writer
through a personal website (http://www.sisteraishah.com), as she has endeavored to continue
growing in her new religion. Thus, she has become known as "Sister Aishah" - Aishah being the
Muslim name she electively chose to adopt shortly after making her Shahada (profession of faith). For
authorship purposes she is known as Aishah Schwartz.
At the end of her first year as a new Muslim, in reflecting on the personal and emotional struggles of
acceptance she encountered, Aishah deduced that there must be other new Muslimah's experiencing
some of the same anxieties, whereupon she decided to organize an e-group in support of those
sisters. The became known as Sisters4Dawah or "S4D".
S4D was launched on May 27, 2003, and by the will of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, on March 27, 2004,
Aishah was in Mecca making her first Umrah. S4D is internationally comprised of over 229 members.
Subsequent to leaving the legal field, Aishah followed her desire to work in the Muslim community
through MAS Freedom Foundation in Washington, D.C. She became interested in pursuing this area
of work after having spent much of her first year as a Muslim volunteering in various capacities within
her local community.
At MAS Freedom she had the opportunity to lead a national campaign (1, 2, 3, 4) in association with
America's Second Harvest, organized to rally the Muslim community in support of National Hunger
Awareness Day, June 7, 2005, a campaign she continued in her capacity as Founder & Director of
Muslimah Writers Alliance in June of 2006.
As a part of promoting the National Hunger Awareness campaign Aishah put together a Information
Resource Packet designed to help educate the Muslim community as to how they could participate.
The packet was distributed to Muslim organizations and masjids across the nation.
Many other things have transpired throughout Aishah's journey - here is a snapshot: Getting Her First
Henna (2002); Hanging Out on American Muslim Heritage Day in D.C. (2002); Meeting her now heart-
adopted daughter, Hanane, at the Islamic Center of Washington, DC during her First
Ramadan (2002); Meeting Penny Gross (2002) (Mason District Supervisor, Falls Church, VA) at an
Annual Multicultural Festival where she worked as a volunteer photographer; Being Interviewed for
Nile TV at the 2003 ISNA Convention; Participating in the launch of a MAS Freedom sponsored
campaign called "Voting is Power" at the National Press Club in Washington, DC (2003); Getting her
first "quote" in a CBS News story (2003); Hanging out for Iftar at the House of Representatives in D.C.
(2003); Becoming an avid activist during the campaign to Stop French President Jacques Chirac
(2004), from banning hijab in public schools and work places in France, and speaking at a protest
rally in front of the French Embassy in Washington, DC (2004) - (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8); Meeting Merve
Kavakci (Author and former TV News Anchor Fired for Wearing Hijab!) (2004) at theDC rally, and
furthering the campaign during the D.C. Armory EID Celebration (2004), (1, 2, 3, 4, 5); Sitting
between family members of a defendant in a crowded Eastern District of Virginia courtroom while
protectively safeguarding a metal box that transmitted signals to a tracking device attached to his
ankle as he testified for his freedom (2004) (he was subsequently acquitted, Al-hamdulillah! - but
subsequently retried!), and just before departing on her journey to Saudi Arabia, was featured in two
cameos for the hour-long premiere episode of the WETA-TV series "Senso Reports" - Target
Washington (2004).
During her 2004-2005 year long stay in Saudi Arabia she was blessed with the opportunity to make
several Umrah's (1, 3, 5), in addition to visiting Riyadh, Jeddah and Madinah (1, 2, 3). Before
making her exit from Saudi Arabia she was also blessed to make her first Hajj, which happened to
begin on her 2005 birthday.
In January 2006 Ms. Schwartz founded Muslimah Writers Alliance, after which she created and
launched the MWA sponsored, Muslim Women Making History project in March 2006.
In June 2006 she represented MWA at the National Hunger Symposium in Washington, D.C., and
produced and distributed a MWA member-contributed Hunger Awareness Newsletter.
August 12, 2006 brought Aishah to Washington, D.C., for the MAS Freedom Foundation sponsored
"National March on Washington" where she joined Muslims, Christians, Jews, and people of
conscience making their voices heard in protest of the atrocities committed in Lebanon and Gaza.
Demonstrators attended a rally in Lafayette Park and participated in a march around the White
House.
On August 31, 2006 Ms. Schwartz launched the Grand Mosque Equal Access for Women
(GMEA4W) campaign and online petition drive in support of her sister reporters and activists in
Saudi Arabia, which brought international media attention to a proposal that would have eliminated a
designated prayer space for women in view of the Kaba at Mecca's Grand Mosque. Eleven days
later, on September 11, 2006, in her capacity as Founder and Director of Muslimah Writers Alliance,
she embraced the Kingdom's reversal of the proposal as announced by the deputy head of the Grand
Mosque affairs.
In October/November of 2006 Aishah's journey took her to Karachi, Pakistan for a visit with friends
during the latter part of Ramadan and Eid, where she also attended a surgical procedure at Karachi's
Shamshi Hospital.
November 2006 also brought about an invitation to be a part of the Women's Islamic Initiative in
Spirituality and Equity in New York City. In the same month Ms. Schwartz was also invited to and
attended the 2nd Annual Moderation Conference for The Kuwait Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs
in Washington, D.C. (attending the latter event).
January 2007 marked the 1st Anniversary of a project near and dear to the heart of Ms. Schwartz -
Muslimah Writers Alliance - which currently has 98 members world-wide.
In February of 2007 Ms. Schwartz was contacted by ASMA (American Society for Muslim
Advancement-NY) Executive Director, Daisy Khan, to see if she was aware of the brewing
controversy over the forced divorce of a happily married couple in Saudi Arabia. Thereafter, through
Muslimah Writers Alliance, Ms. Schwartz launched the online petition drive in support of Fatima and
Mansour Al-Timani, which quickly reached over 1,000 signatures and brought international attention
to the call for guardianship reform in Saudi Arabia.
For entertainment she enjoys reading and writing about Islam, dabbling in web-development,
photography and travel.
Technically Aishah is a Michigander, however, as a general rule, when asked where she is from, she
usually replies, "South Carolina." This response derived from the fact that her children were born and
raised there, which makes South Carolina more like home than anywhere else.
Bibliography
The Journey Library
Aishah's Journey Begins...Shahada 4/19/02
Adopt a Ramadan Buddy
Aishah's Journey Continues...My First Ramadan
Aishah's Journey Continues...A Day in the Life of a Servant of Allah
Aishah's Journey Continues...New York, New York!
Aishah's Journey Continues...An American Muslim in Saudi Arabia
Aishah's Journey Continues...The Niqab Story
Aishah's Journey Continues...Released from Solitary Confinement
Aishah's Journey Continues...Only in the Land of Chance
Aishah's Journey Continues...My First Umrah
Aishah's Journey Continues...The Road to Madinah
Aishah's Journey Continues...Madinah Day One
Aishah's Journey Continues...Madinah Our Last Day
Aishah's Journey Continues...An Anniversary
Aishah's Journey Continues...My Third Umrah
Aishah's Journey Continues...Friday, July 23, 2004, Mecca
Aishah's Journey Continues...My Fifth Umrah
Aishah's Journey Continues...Ramadan in KSA Chapter One
Aishah's Journey Continues...Ramadan in KSA Chapter Two
Aishah's Journey Continues...Post Islam Holiday Reflections
Aishah's Journey Continues...Hajj 2005
Aishah's Journey Continues...April 19, 2005 - Three Years Later
Aishah's Journey Continues...Ramadan 2005 - Day One
Aishah's Journey Continues...Through Good Times and Bad
Aishah's Journey Continues...Reflecting on Ramadan 2005
Aishah's Journey Continues…Ramadan the First Four Years
Aishah's Journey Continues...Post Ramadan Blues
Aishah's Journey Continues…Eid in Egypt 2005
Aishah's Journey Continues…Hijab in the Workplace
Aishah's Journey Continues…Prelude to a Shahada Story – Part One
Aishah's Journey Continues…Prelude to a Shahada Story – Part Two
Journalistic Ventures
Muslimah Writers Alliance Director to Appear on Channel Islam Radio in Support of Islamic Initiative
at Johannesburg's Rand Show, PRWeb (3/22/07), Topix (3/22/07)
Muslimah Writers Alliance Petition Exceeds 1,000 Signatures in Support of Guardianship Reform in
Saudi Arabia, PRWeb (3/19/07)
In Defense of Islam: To Advocate or Abdicate, NaseebVibes (3/13/07)
Muslimah Writers Alliance Joins in Petitioning Saudi Arabia for Reversal of Forced Divorce
The American Muslim (TAM) (2/6/07), PRWeb (2/24/07)
Muslimah Writers Alliance Director Welcomes News of Saudi Reversal to Eliminate Women's Prayer
Area, MWANET (9/12/06)
Awista Ayub: Beacon of Hope to the Children of Afghanistan, NaseebVibes, MAJA, (1/07)
MAS Freedom Reflects on First-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, MASNET, Daily Muslims, NY
(8/24/06), MAJA
Muslimah Writers Alliance Joins Activists Seeking Preservation of Women's Prayer Area at
Makkah's Grand Mosque, MWANET (8/31/06)
MAS Freedom Preparing Muslims, Interfaith Leaders and Civil Rights Activists for March on DHS
MASNET, Washington, DC (8/14/2006)
ANSWER/MAS/NCA Mobilizes Over 30,000 for March on Washington, Daily Muslims, NY (8/14/06)
Thousands of Muslims Join MAS Freedom for August 12 March on Washington, The Muslim Link,
VA (8/14/2006)
MAS Freedom LA Leads American Justice for Palestine Rally in Southern California, Daily
MuslimsNY (7/12/06)
Eradicating Complacency - NaseebVibes (4/19/06), Daily Muslims - NY (4/26/06)
Double Homicide Labeled 'Cold Case' - NaseebVibes (4/5/06)
CNN Revives Murder Case of LA Muslim Woman - IBN News, VA (4/4/06), MASNET (4/6/06), and
Daily Muslims, NY (4/13/06)
Muslimah Writers Alliance Launches Muslim Women Making History Project, PRWeb (3/10/06)
Muslim American Activist Promotes Universal Standards for Human Rights at World Economic
Forum - IBN News, VA (1/26/06)
Al-Jamarat…The Rest of the Story - NaseebVibes (1/16/06)
Help Solve Case of Murdered Muslim Woman - MASNET, Washington, DC (8/05)
MAS Asks CNN, Media to Solve Murder of Muslim - IBN News, VA (8/05)
Defendant in Virginia Paintball Case Acquitted on All Charges - IBN News, VA (2/04)
Other Articles/Publications
Letter to the Editor; Wall Street Journal, MWANET (4/7/07)
Masajid Still Have a Long Way to Go, The Muslim Link (7/11/06)
Finding Islam on the Internet - Our Rising Star Magazine, Seattle, WA (pending '07)
You're Back From Hajj - Now What? - The Straight Path Magazine (Spring '06)
Interviewed Cii Radio - South Africa (4/15/06) - PodCast available soon, insha'Allah.
Madinah, Revered City of Blessings - Our Rising Star Magazine, Seattle, WA (4/06)
Hunger Awareness Information Resource Packet
A Sad But True Ramadan Survey
Heaven…The Rest of the Story
Here's a Thought…Volunteer Your Way Through the Holidays!
Surviving the Holidays as a Revert
Just a Rant…and Co-Rant…on the "H" Word
Jealousy and Envy; The Wolf Behind the Door
Pondering the Best Deeds of the First 10 Days of Dhul-Hijjah
On the Eve of Eid ul-Adha
About Town - Aishah in front of the camera...
MAS National Emergency March on Washington (08/12/06)
MAS National Protest in Front of Israeli Embassy (07/14/06)
Protest at Embassy of France, Washington, D.C. (01/17/04)
Muslim's Get Out the Vote - CBS News (8/13/03)
Launch of Voter Registration Campaign - MASNET (8/12/03)
Photography
National Emergency March on Washington (Washington, DC) - August 12, 2006
Azizah Event at ADAMS Center, Sterling, VA - July 23, 2006
MASFF-NATIONAL Rally at Israeli Embassy, Washington, DC - July 14, 2006
MASFF-NATIONAL Rally at Israeli Embassy, Washington, DC - July 7, 2006
MASFF-NATIONAL Rally at Israeli Embassy, Washington, DC - June 29, 2006
ICNA/MAS Convention, Hartford CT - July 1-3, 2005
MAS Press Conference; Campaign to Combat Terrorism, Washington, DC - July 25, 2005
International Day of Protest at Embassy of France, Washington, DC - Jan. 17, 2004
Memberships
Muslimah Writers Alliance, Founder & Director
National Association of Women Writers, Member
National Association of Muslim Lawyers, Member
Muslim American Journalists Association, Member
Committee to Protect Journalists, Member
Muslim Photographers Alliance, Member
Academy of American Poets, Member
Naseeb Vibes, Featured Author
Available For
Writing assignments, interviews, conferences.
Public Engagements
National Hunger Awareness Symposium, Washington, D.C., June 2006
Invited Guest/Attendee: 2nd International Moderation Conference for The Kuwait Ministry of
Awqaf & Islamic Affairs - at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in D.C., November, 2006
http://fishfoto.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/007_2.jpg
http://fishfoto.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/dc_07.jpg
2nd International Islamic Moderation Conference a complete success: Kuwaiti Official
Invited participant of the Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equity - New York,
November 2006
Aishah Schwartz
Pen Name
Sister Aishah
Description
Retired 17-year career legal assistant, freelance non-fiction writer, interested in supporting Muslim
women and new Shahadas, activism, travel and photography.
Location(s):
Washington, DC
Aishah.Schwartz@MuslimahWritersAlliance.com
Blogs - Websites
Aishah's Islamic Journey - Home of the Journey Library
Muslimah Writers Alliance
Aishah's Journey - The Blog
Sisters4Dawah - The New Muslimah/Sister Support E-Group
Muslimah Writers Alliance E-Forum
Grand Mosque Equal Access for Women Project
MWA Muslim Women Making History Project
Date/Place of Birth
01/18/1961 - Detroit, Michigan
Family
Two daughters, ages 26 and 22, a 5 year-old grandson and two granddaughters, born (1/3/07) and
10/30/2008.
Languages
English
Biography
Aishah is a Muslim-American revert who embraced Islam in April of 2002 after having spent the
earlier part of the year satisfying a curiosity about Islam through an exhaustive three-months spent in
research and reading via the internet.
Since her reversion to Islam, Aishah has spent time documenting her "Journey's" as a freelance writer
through a personal website (http://www.sisteraishah.com), as she has endeavored to continue
growing in her new religion. Thus, she has become known as "Sister Aishah" - Aishah being the
Muslim name she electively chose to adopt shortly after making her Shahada (profession of faith). For
authorship purposes she is known as Aishah Schwartz.
At the end of her first year as a new Muslim, in reflecting on the personal and emotional struggles of
acceptance she encountered, Aishah deduced that there must be other new Muslimah's experiencing
some of the same anxieties, whereupon she decided to organize an e-group in support of those
sisters. The became known as Sisters4Dawah or "S4D".
S4D was launched on May 27, 2003, and by the will of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, on March 27, 2004,
Aishah was in Mecca making her first Umrah. S4D is internationally comprised of over 229 members.
Subsequent to leaving the legal field, Aishah followed her desire to work in the Muslim community
through MAS Freedom Foundation in Washington, D.C. She became interested in pursuing this area
of work after having spent much of her first year as a Muslim volunteering in various capacities within
her local community.
At MAS Freedom she had the opportunity to lead a national campaign (1, 2, 3, 4) in association with
America's Second Harvest, organized to rally the Muslim community in support of National Hunger
Awareness Day, June 7, 2005, a campaign she continued in her capacity as Founder & Director of
Muslimah Writers Alliance in June of 2006.
As a part of promoting the National Hunger Awareness campaign Aishah put together a Information
Resource Packet designed to help educate the Muslim community as to how they could participate.
The packet was distributed to Muslim organizations and masjids across the nation.
Many other things have transpired throughout Aishah's journey - here is a snapshot: Getting Her First
Henna (2002); Hanging Out on American Muslim Heritage Day in D.C. (2002); Meeting her now heart-
adopted daughter, Hanane, at the Islamic Center of Washington, DC during her First
Ramadan (2002); Meeting Penny Gross (2002) (Mason District Supervisor, Falls Church, VA) at an
Annual Multicultural Festival where she worked as a volunteer photographer; Being Interviewed for
Nile TV at the 2003 ISNA Convention; Participating in the launch of a MAS Freedom sponsored
campaign called "Voting is Power" at the National Press Club in Washington, DC (2003); Getting her
first "quote" in a CBS News story (2003); Hanging out for Iftar at the House of Representatives in D.C.
(2003); Becoming an avid activist during the campaign to Stop French President Jacques Chirac
(2004), from banning hijab in public schools and work places in France, and speaking at a protest
rally in front of the French Embassy in Washington, DC (2004) - (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8); Meeting Merve
Kavakci (Author and former TV News Anchor Fired for Wearing Hijab!) (2004) at theDC rally, and
furthering the campaign during the D.C. Armory EID Celebration (2004), (1, 2, 3, 4, 5); Sitting
between family members of a defendant in a crowded Eastern District of Virginia courtroom while
protectively safeguarding a metal box that transmitted signals to a tracking device attached to his
ankle as he testified for his freedom (2004) (he was subsequently acquitted, Al-hamdulillah! - but
subsequently retried!), and just before departing on her journey to Saudi Arabia, was featured in two
cameos for the hour-long premiere episode of the WETA-TV series "Senso Reports" - Target
Washington (2004).
During her 2004-2005 year long stay in Saudi Arabia she was blessed with the opportunity to make
several Umrah's (1, 3, 5), in addition to visiting Riyadh, Jeddah and Madinah (1, 2, 3). Before
making her exit from Saudi Arabia she was also blessed to make her first Hajj, which happened to
begin on her 2005 birthday.
In January 2006 Ms. Schwartz founded Muslimah Writers Alliance, after which she created and
launched the MWA sponsored, Muslim Women Making History project in March 2006.
In June 2006 she represented MWA at the National Hunger Symposium in Washington, D.C., and
produced and distributed a MWA member-contributed Hunger Awareness Newsletter.
August 12, 2006 brought Aishah to Washington, D.C., for the MAS Freedom Foundation sponsored
"National March on Washington" where she joined Muslims, Christians, Jews, and people of
conscience making their voices heard in protest of the atrocities committed in Lebanon and Gaza.
Demonstrators attended a rally in Lafayette Park and participated in a march around the White
House.
On August 31, 2006 Ms. Schwartz launched the Grand Mosque Equal Access for Women
(GMEA4W) campaign and online petition drive in support of her sister reporters and activists in
Saudi Arabia, which brought international media attention to a proposal that would have eliminated a
designated prayer space for women in view of the Kaba at Mecca's Grand Mosque. Eleven days
later, on September 11, 2006, in her capacity as Founder and Director of Muslimah Writers Alliance,
she embraced the Kingdom's reversal of the proposal as announced by the deputy head of the Grand
Mosque affairs.
In October/November of 2006 Aishah's journey took her to Karachi, Pakistan for a visit with friends
during the latter part of Ramadan and Eid, where she also attended a surgical procedure at Karachi's
Shamshi Hospital.
November 2006 also brought about an invitation to be a part of the Women's Islamic Initiative in
Spirituality and Equity in New York City. In the same month Ms. Schwartz was also invited to and
attended the 2nd Annual Moderation Conference for The Kuwait Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs
in Washington, D.C. (attending the latter event).
January 2007 marked the 1st Anniversary of a project near and dear to the heart of Ms. Schwartz -
Muslimah Writers Alliance - which currently has 98 members world-wide.
In February of 2007 Ms. Schwartz was contacted by ASMA (American Society for Muslim
Advancement-NY) Executive Director, Daisy Khan, to see if she was aware of the brewing
controversy over the forced divorce of a happily married couple in Saudi Arabia. Thereafter, through
Muslimah Writers Alliance, Ms. Schwartz launched the online petition drive in support of Fatima and
Mansour Al-Timani, which quickly reached over 1,000 signatures and brought international attention
to the call for guardianship reform in Saudi Arabia.
For entertainment she enjoys reading and writing about Islam, dabbling in web-development,
photography and travel.
Technically Aishah is a Michigander, however, as a general rule, when asked where she is from, she
usually replies, "South Carolina." This response derived from the fact that her children were born and
raised there, which makes South Carolina more like home than anywhere else.
Bibliography
The Journey Library
Aishah's Journey Begins...Shahada 4/19/02
Adopt a Ramadan Buddy
Aishah's Journey Continues...My First Ramadan
Aishah's Journey Continues...A Day in the Life of a Servant of Allah
Aishah's Journey Continues...New York, New York!
Aishah's Journey Continues...An American Muslim in Saudi Arabia
Aishah's Journey Continues...The Niqab Story
Aishah's Journey Continues...Released from Solitary Confinement
Aishah's Journey Continues...Only in the Land of Chance
Aishah's Journey Continues...My First Umrah
Aishah's Journey Continues...The Road to Madinah
Aishah's Journey Continues...Madinah Day One
Aishah's Journey Continues...Madinah Our Last Day
Aishah's Journey Continues...An Anniversary
Aishah's Journey Continues...My Third Umrah
Aishah's Journey Continues...Friday, July 23, 2004, Mecca
Aishah's Journey Continues...My Fifth Umrah
Aishah's Journey Continues...Ramadan in KSA Chapter One
Aishah's Journey Continues...Ramadan in KSA Chapter Two
Aishah's Journey Continues...Post Islam Holiday Reflections
Aishah's Journey Continues...Hajj 2005
Aishah's Journey Continues...April 19, 2005 - Three Years Later
Aishah's Journey Continues...Ramadan 2005 - Day One
Aishah's Journey Continues...Through Good Times and Bad
Aishah's Journey Continues...Reflecting on Ramadan 2005
Aishah's Journey Continues…Ramadan the First Four Years
Aishah's Journey Continues...Post Ramadan Blues
Aishah's Journey Continues…Eid in Egypt 2005
Aishah's Journey Continues…Hijab in the Workplace
Aishah's Journey Continues…Prelude to a Shahada Story – Part One
Aishah's Journey Continues…Prelude to a Shahada Story – Part Two
Journalistic Ventures
Muslimah Writers Alliance Director to Appear on Channel Islam Radio in Support of Islamic Initiative
at Johannesburg's Rand Show, PRWeb (3/22/07), Topix (3/22/07)
Muslimah Writers Alliance Petition Exceeds 1,000 Signatures in Support of Guardianship Reform in
Saudi Arabia, PRWeb (3/19/07)
In Defense of Islam: To Advocate or Abdicate, NaseebVibes (3/13/07)
Muslimah Writers Alliance Joins in Petitioning Saudi Arabia for Reversal of Forced Divorce
The American Muslim (TAM) (2/6/07), PRWeb (2/24/07)
Muslimah Writers Alliance Director Welcomes News of Saudi Reversal to Eliminate Women's Prayer
Area, MWANET (9/12/06)
Awista Ayub: Beacon of Hope to the Children of Afghanistan, NaseebVibes, MAJA, (1/07)
MAS Freedom Reflects on First-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, MASNET, Daily Muslims, NY
(8/24/06), MAJA
Muslimah Writers Alliance Joins Activists Seeking Preservation of Women's Prayer Area at
Makkah's Grand Mosque, MWANET (8/31/06)
MAS Freedom Preparing Muslims, Interfaith Leaders and Civil Rights Activists for March on DHS
MASNET, Washington, DC (8/14/2006)
ANSWER/MAS/NCA Mobilizes Over 30,000 for March on Washington, Daily Muslims, NY (8/14/06)
Thousands of Muslims Join MAS Freedom for August 12 March on Washington, The Muslim Link,
VA (8/14/2006)
MAS Freedom LA Leads American Justice for Palestine Rally in Southern California, Daily
MuslimsNY (7/12/06)
Eradicating Complacency - NaseebVibes (4/19/06), Daily Muslims - NY (4/26/06)
Double Homicide Labeled 'Cold Case' - NaseebVibes (4/5/06)
CNN Revives Murder Case of LA Muslim Woman - IBN News, VA (4/4/06), MASNET (4/6/06), and
Daily Muslims, NY (4/13/06)
Muslimah Writers Alliance Launches Muslim Women Making History Project, PRWeb (3/10/06)
Muslim American Activist Promotes Universal Standards for Human Rights at World Economic
Forum - IBN News, VA (1/26/06)
Al-Jamarat…The Rest of the Story - NaseebVibes (1/16/06)
Help Solve Case of Murdered Muslim Woman - MASNET, Washington, DC (8/05)
MAS Asks CNN, Media to Solve Murder of Muslim - IBN News, VA (8/05)
Defendant in Virginia Paintball Case Acquitted on All Charges - IBN News, VA (2/04)
Other Articles/Publications
Letter to the Editor; Wall Street Journal, MWANET (4/7/07)
Masajid Still Have a Long Way to Go, The Muslim Link (7/11/06)
Finding Islam on the Internet - Our Rising Star Magazine, Seattle, WA (pending '07)
You're Back From Hajj - Now What? - The Straight Path Magazine (Spring '06)
Interviewed Cii Radio - South Africa (4/15/06) - PodCast available soon, insha'Allah.
Madinah, Revered City of Blessings - Our Rising Star Magazine, Seattle, WA (4/06)
Hunger Awareness Information Resource Packet
A Sad But True Ramadan Survey
Heaven…The Rest of the Story
Here's a Thought…Volunteer Your Way Through the Holidays!
Surviving the Holidays as a Revert
Just a Rant…and Co-Rant…on the "H" Word
Jealousy and Envy; The Wolf Behind the Door
Pondering the Best Deeds of the First 10 Days of Dhul-Hijjah
On the Eve of Eid ul-Adha
About Town - Aishah in front of the camera...
MAS National Emergency March on Washington (08/12/06)
MAS National Protest in Front of Israeli Embassy (07/14/06)
Protest at Embassy of France, Washington, D.C. (01/17/04)
Muslim's Get Out the Vote - CBS News (8/13/03)
Launch of Voter Registration Campaign - MASNET (8/12/03)
Photography
National Emergency March on Washington (Washington, DC) - August 12, 2006
Azizah Event at ADAMS Center, Sterling, VA - July 23, 2006
MASFF-NATIONAL Rally at Israeli Embassy, Washington, DC - July 14, 2006
MASFF-NATIONAL Rally at Israeli Embassy, Washington, DC - July 7, 2006
MASFF-NATIONAL Rally at Israeli Embassy, Washington, DC - June 29, 2006
ICNA/MAS Convention, Hartford CT - July 1-3, 2005
MAS Press Conference; Campaign to Combat Terrorism, Washington, DC - July 25, 2005
International Day of Protest at Embassy of France, Washington, DC - Jan. 17, 2004
Memberships
Muslimah Writers Alliance, Founder & Director
National Association of Women Writers, Member
National Association of Muslim Lawyers, Member
Muslim American Journalists Association, Member
Committee to Protect Journalists, Member
Muslim Photographers Alliance, Member
Academy of American Poets, Member
Naseeb Vibes, Featured Author
Available For
Writing assignments, interviews, conferences.
Public Engagements
National Hunger Awareness Symposium, Washington, D.C., June 2006
Invited Guest/Attendee: 2nd International Moderation Conference for The Kuwait Ministry of
Awqaf & Islamic Affairs - at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in D.C., November, 2006
http://fishfoto.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/007_2.jpg
http://fishfoto.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/dc_07.jpg
2nd International Islamic Moderation Conference a complete success: Kuwaiti Official
Invited participant of the Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equity - New York,
November 2006
| November 2006 |
Aishah Schwartz is a Muslim-American revert who embraced Islam in April of 2002. Since her reversion to
Islam, Aishah has spent time documenting her Journey's as a freelance writer through a personal website
(http://www.sisteraishah.com), as she has endeavored to continue growing in her new religion. At the end
of her first year as a new Muslim, in reflecting on the personal and emotional struggles of acceptance she
encountered, Aishah deduced that there must be other new Muslimah's experiencing some of the same
anxieties, whereupon she decided to organize an e-group in support of those sisters. The became known
as Sisters4Dawah. S4D is internationally comprised of over 229 members. Subsequent to leaving the
legal field, Aishah followed her desire to work in the Muslim community through MAS Freedom Foundation
in Washington, D.C. She became interested in pursuing this area of work after having spent much of her
first year as a Muslim volunteering in various capacities within her local community. At MAS Freedom she
had the opportunity to lead a national campaign in association with America's Second Harvest, organized
to rally the Muslim community in support of National Hunger Awareness Day, June 7, 2005, a campaign
she continued in her capacity as Founder Director of Muslimah Writers Alliance in June of 2006. As a part
of promoting the National Hunger Awareness campaign Aishah put together a Information Resource
Packet designed to help educate the Muslim community as to how they could participate.
Islam, Aishah has spent time documenting her Journey's as a freelance writer through a personal website
(http://www.sisteraishah.com), as she has endeavored to continue growing in her new religion. At the end
of her first year as a new Muslim, in reflecting on the personal and emotional struggles of acceptance she
encountered, Aishah deduced that there must be other new Muslimah's experiencing some of the same
anxieties, whereupon she decided to organize an e-group in support of those sisters. The became known
as Sisters4Dawah. S4D is internationally comprised of over 229 members. Subsequent to leaving the
legal field, Aishah followed her desire to work in the Muslim community through MAS Freedom Foundation
in Washington, D.C. She became interested in pursuing this area of work after having spent much of her
first year as a Muslim volunteering in various capacities within her local community. At MAS Freedom she
had the opportunity to lead a national campaign in association with America's Second Harvest, organized
to rally the Muslim community in support of National Hunger Awareness Day, June 7, 2005, a campaign
she continued in her capacity as Founder Director of Muslimah Writers Alliance in June of 2006. As a part
of promoting the National Hunger Awareness campaign Aishah put together a Information Resource
Packet designed to help educate the Muslim community as to how they could participate.
