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Haleh Banani holds a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology. A faith-based counselor, life coach, and mental health professional who has served the community since 1998 by saving hundreds of marriages and helping thousands of people around the world overcome their challenges and become the most amazing version of themselves. The host of "With Haleh" on Al-Fajr TV and was a featured expert on Al-Jazeera international and other media outlets. She is an international speaker and writer.

She is the founder of The Mindful Hearts Academy which is a comprehensive self-development program helping driven women liberate themselves from emotional obstacles so they can live their dreams without fear. It’s also a global support group for like-minded, and supportive sisters to encourage and motivate one another.

Her passion has been saving marriages for the past 20 years with her 2 marriage program: 5 Pillars of marriage which is a comprehensive program with over 120 videos that provide a blueprint to a successful marriage and her premarital course with comedian Baba Ali called Laugh and Learn. A fun, practical way to encourage newlyweds to learn essential marriage skills to bulletproof their marriage from divorce.

She has been happily married masha’allah tabarAllah for the past 25 years with 3 kids ages 20, 18 and 15. She received her ijaza in the recitation of the Quran from Sheikh Mohammad Hamzawi in Egypt.

Rania Awaad, M.D., is a practicing Psychiatrist based at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and pursues her clinical practice through the department's community psychiatry track. She is also a researcher and the Director of the Stanford Muslims and Mental Health Lab where she mentors and oversees multiple lines of research focused on Muslim mental health. Additionally, she serves as the Clinical Director of the Bay Area branch of the Khalil Center (Santa Clara), a spiritual wellness center pioneering the application of traditional Islamic spiritual healing methods to modern clinical psychology. She is also a part of many organisations that focuses on Muslims and refugees Mental Health.

Prior to studying medicine, Dr. Awaad pursued classical Islamic Studies in Damascus, Syria and holds certification (Ijaza) in Qur’an, Islamic Law and other branches of the Islamic Sciences. She is a Professor of Islamic Law at Zaytuna College, an American Muslim Liberal Arts College in Berkeley, CA. In addition, she serves as the Director of The Rahmah Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Muslim women and girls.

For over 20 years, Hosai Mojaddidi has served as a spiritual counselor, writer, mediator, public speaker, covering a variety of topics including women's issues, family and spiritual development (tazkiyat-unnafs) in the Bay area. She is the co-founder of Mental Health 4 Muslims

Her first children's book, Clear the Path: A Rhyme Book for Little Muslims, was published two years ago.

She enjoys reading, writing, blogging through social media, arts, and crafts, visiting gourmet coffee shops, and exploring California's many beautiful beaches and state parks where she lives with her husband and two sons.

To learn more about Hosai, please visit: https://www.hosaimojaddidi.com

Ustadha Fuseina Mohamad was born in Seattle to Ghanaian parents. She was raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and returned to the United States to complete higher education.

She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Iowa and a Master’s in Information Systems from Illinois State University.

She has always had a deep interest in understanding the Qur’an and took the opportunity to enroll in Bayyinah’s 10-month Dream Program. She graduated among the top students of Dream 2012. After graduating from the Dream program Ustadha Fuseina took on the responsibility of heading Bayyinah’s first Access Program, teaching Quranic Arabic for sisters in the Dallas/Fort-Worth area. She also started Bayyinah’s first continuing education program for graduates of the Dream and Access programs. Ustadha Fuseina also started Bayyinah’s first 10-Day Fundamentals of Classical Arabic courses for sisters only and has taught the course several times around the country.

Ustadha Fuseina is also a graduate of the Qalam Seminary Islamic Studies Program. She continues to pursue higher Islamic studies along with hifdh of Quran and Tajweed studies

The daughter of Dr. Idrees Zubair and Dr. Farhat Hashmi, received an upbringing in a household focused on Islamic education. In her mid teens she completed her first study of the Translation and Tafseer of the Qur’an and since then she has been educated in various Islamic Sciences, including Arabic Grammar, Fiqh, and Tafseer. Taimiyyah Zubair has pursued extended study under their supervision and is currently teaching Quran and Hadith studies at the AlHuda Institute. A mother of two children, she believes every Muslim should learn the Qur’an and Hadith in order to bring benefit into their lives. Taimiyyah Zubair is an established teacher of Quran with a focus on Tafsir and Word Analysis. She is a respected and inspirational role model, teaching both globally and in her community for more than a decade. Taimiyyah Zubair studied under her parents and scholars, Dr. Idrees Zubair and Dr. Farhat Hashmi (founders of Al Huda International). She has been a student and teacher, at Al Huda Institute, of various Islamic Sciences including Arabic Grammar, Hadith and Fiqh.

Sarah Sultan is a licensed professional counselor who strives to empower her clients through achieving healthier, more fulfilling lives and relationships while reconnecting with Allah during the healing process. Sarah has a Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling and has practiced therapy for nearly 10 years. Her specializations include: the intersection of Islamic values with psychological and therapeutic principles, the impact of trauma on faith, identity development, and techniques to provide strength and healing to marriages and families. She has been actively involved in serving the Muslim community over the course of the past 15 years through providing lectures, halaqas and workshops.

Lauren Booth is a highly sought after writer, presenter and public speaker. Her focus is the creation and delivery of content offering Muslim narratives across multiple platforms. She currently hosts two YT series, on faith and politics and health and care for the environment. In 2019, she adapted her well received memoir into a one woman show, which she peformed to excellent reviews at the world’s largest arts gathering: Edinburgh Festival. She offers online and group training to adults and young people in public speaking, TV techniques and authenticity. .

Sister Raya Shokatfard is an international speaker, film maker, and writer with a focus on women’s issues, Islam, and cultural issues. She holds BA and MBS degrees in Journalism and Mass Communication as well as a BA in Islamic Studies and an MD in TV Journalism.