MSAvolutionaries: The NYU Amazons | Aminata and Mariyamou #ALIM2019

Ayatullah Muhammad

In our first 'All Ladies' cast, we introduce our elegant colleague Sehrish Hussain from the University of Michigan and a representative in its Central Student Goverment(CSG). She hosts a power-loaded interview with a set of higher achievers in the east coast born to immigrant parents. The guests narrate their path in navigating their triple destinies of being Women, Muslim and Black in a campus community.
Aminata and Mariyamou are two bright and bold women that have recently graduated from New York University. They have joined Sehrish on a 3 week journey at Alim tackling questions like what it means to be Muslim-American and going back, actually for most starting with, the question of “Why Islam?"

Aminata and Mariyamou’s revolutionary Black Muslim Initiative at NYU is an achievement that strikes at the core of the complex conflict between people of different races and ethnicities within organizations like the Muslim Students Association. We touch on their personal struggle with holding on to Islam while in college intertwined with their passion and drive when it came to fighting for inclusivity on their campus.