Salma Elkhaoudi, Author at Muslim Girl

We Just Elected the First Muslim Congresswoman EVER

If you had your doubts about this being the year of the Muslim Girl, listen to this: Rashida Tlaib is about to become the first Muslim woman ever (ever) elected to Congress. Let that sink in. A brown, Palestinian, Muslim daughter-of-immigrants is going to fill up a seat in one of the whitest, malest, most…

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Women’s Mosque of America: In the Founder’s Own Words

By Salma Elkhaoudi

On Friday, Jan. 30, Muslim women in Los Angeles gathered at the Women’s Mosque of America for Friday prayer. The event itself isn’t abnormal. Thousands of Muslim women across the country flock to their nearest mosques for Friday service. What’s different about this gathering in particular is that it’s the first of its kind, set in…