Demystifying Islam
Building Interfaith Understanding
Are you curious about islam?
Wendy Ibrahim has been practicing Islam since 1997 and has nearly two decades experience teaching about Islam to audiences of all ages in community forums, classrooms, churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, colleges, and universities. Invite Wendy to speak to your audience or train your team in a new kind of DEI conversation that includes integrating differences across faith traditions.
Islam 101: Demystifying the World’s 2nd Biggest Religion
Women in Islam: Myths and Realities
Muslim Women in the Workplace
Cultivating Inter-faith Allyships
Justice Across Multi-faith Traditions
Anti-Bias, Diversity, Sensitivity, & Inclusion Courses
Islam is practiced by 1.8 billion of the world’s citizens. In the West, we have a very limited, and often negative, understanding of this faith tradition. In this free e-book, we invite you to step inside the world of a Muslims during their most Holy Month of Ramadan. In this easy to read book, you will find answers to many of the FAQ’s about Islam.
“We are at the full moon, the halfway point in our beloved Ramadan. I enter into each Ramadan with a prayer in my heart and ask for my true purpose to unfold more deeply in these rich days of self-discipline, community building, and remembering Allah.”
“There is magic in turning one’s world upside down once a year for an entire month. It helps me hold more lightly the idea that there is only one right way to do things.”
Dr Wendy Manchester Ibrahim is a native Rhode Islander with colonial ancestry. She grew up in the Episcopal church and was surprised to feel a strong call to Islam when she took a job teaching at a university in Cairo, Egypt in the late 90s. She is committed to building bridges across differences and regularly speaks about popular misconceptions about Islam, especially Muslim women. She is part of the Rhode Island Council for Muslim Advancement leadership team and has been recognized by the Rhode Island Council of Churches as a hero of faith for her consistent efforts in interfaith community building. She is also a member of the Sisterhood of Salam Shalom, an interfaith organization for Muslim and Jewish women. She enjoys speaking and facilitating workshops regularly at schools, universities, churches, temples, synagogues, civic and interfaith events. She is deeply committed to engaging in the tough conversations that move our society towards unity and justice for all people.
Testimonials
“To break cultural barriers I think we need leaders and people who can speak across differences and we need to have experiences with people from different backgrounds and who share different points of view, so people like Wendy.”
“Dr. Ibrahim is an intelligent, engaging and gifted speaker, who is able to address groups of all ages and backgrounds with ease, grace, and a disarming sense of humor. She makes every audience feel instantly comfortable, by addressing pre-conceived stereotypes many people bring of Islam, and especially of women in Islam. This is precisely why I love having her come and speak. Even young college students who have no previous understanding of Islam feel comfortable asking personal questions like, “Why do you wear the hijab? What does it mean?” Dr. Ibrahim answers these and many more challenging questions head-on.”
“Wendy speaks in a way that as a Christian I can understand what she’s talking about and where she’s going with it and we can hold that Third Space together.”
When your audience is ready to lean into the conversations about Islam, Islamaphobia unconscious bias, equity, multiculturalism, and justice, Wendy Ibrahim is able to present inspiring content with truth and humor. Whether you are a small group, classroom, auditorium or arena, we can custom design a presentation that promotes self-awareness and community healing through looking at the hard truths of our challenging times.
To book Wendy for your event, click Request a Speaker and fill out the form.