Faith in Fine Print met up with Rowaida Abdelaziz, a journalist who reports on Islamophobia for the Huffington Post. Alman and Nihal spoke to Rowaida about her life growing up between the United States and Egypt, how her academic path began with potentially pursuing medicine, but eventually choosing journalism, and her path to the Huffington Post as a lead reporter for the Islamophobia Tracker. We also spoke about the trends of Islamophobia in America, how Muslim women swimming has become a political statement by many, how Muslims can address domestic violence and other intra-community traumas, and how Muslims can take control of their narratives in the United States.
Rowaida Abdelaziz is a reporter based in NYC where she focuses on Islamophobia and social justice issues facing the Muslim community. Fluent in Arabic, Rowaida also has written numerous stories on the Middle East and covered the refugee crises in Syria, Yemen and other parts of the Arab world. Before joining HuffPost, Rowaida was at the Committee to Protect Journalists and Al Jazeera Arabic at the UN. She can be reached at rowaida.abdelaziz@huffpost.com. Follow her on Twitter @Rowaida_Abdel.
We want to especially thank Darul Islah in Teaneck, New Jersey for graciously allowing Faith in Fine Print to utilize the masjid to record this episode.
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