Join me in Supporting the ISB!
Greetings! Greetings of Peace and an early Eid Mubarak! For twenty years now, the ISB has been sharing the powerful stories and contributions of Muslims in Georgia. The ISB has created positive and educational programs that engage, recognize, and...
Ramadan in Schools and 20 Under 20 Georgia Muslims
What You Need to Know to Support Muslim Students During Ramadan Read the full article here!!
Taking Action in Black History Month
For Black History Month, we would like to share this video by Mr. Atiba Saleem Jones, Executive Director of SAVE Institute, on what Black History Month means to him and how he uses it to take action Read the full article here!!
ISBLI Reflection – Iman Naim
Since graduating from ISBLI, I am more confident when working in a team setting, dividing and conquering tasks based on skill levels and knowledge. The ISBLI 2020 experience I had was not one that I foresaw,...
ISBLI Reflection – Saudia Muwwakkil
The ISB Leadership Institute (ISBLI) gifted me with an opportunity to engage in the long overdue process of transforming my leadership skills. I could not have imagined that the impact of the ISBLI training program would manifest in my life so...
ISBLI Reflection – Dr. Carmen Echols
ISBLI challenged my personal leadership goals and has been a significant contributor to the process of my personal and professional development. “Southern rooted, West Coast cultivated” is how I describe myself to others, a nod to being born and...
ISBLI Reflection – Chenaz B. Seelarbokus
ISBLI helped me understand the requirements and processes for being an effective leader within our current context of an increasingly diverse world. One of the primary reasons for my participation in the ISBLI program was to learn from other...
ISBLI Reflection – Kelly Crosby
At its essence, leadership is about service: to ourselves, our families, and our communities. I’ve always admired the work that the Islamic Speakers Bureau (ISB) does to combat anti-Muslim sentiment, and I’ve done presentations for them on Islamic...
ISBLI Reflection – Omnia Abdel Gawad
I could not have asked for better opportunity to interact, learn and create relationships with the brilliant individuals who are a group of change advocates who are equipping themselves with the tools to change the world. I am a proud Muslim woman...
ISBLI Reflection – Steffani Salter
I use every single leadership principle that was taught in this year’s program as they are staples when it comes to leadership practices. The ISB Leadership Institute (ISBLI) is an absolutely phenomenal training. I have made great connections with...
ISBLI Reflection – Shomaila Khan
"ISBLI has taken on the task to produce driving leaders all over the globe, especially when leaders are faced with decisions and situations that are testing what good leadership looks like! My experience at ISBLI will help me better myself and...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Keep On Moving Forward…
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we would like to encourage everyone to keep moving forward and to do good. In light of the pandemic, many of us have been home. It can be easy to become stagnant and to lose hope. We would like to remind all of this...
ISBLI Reflection – Akili Ujima
If I have learned anything from my ISBLI experience, it is that leadership is not stationary—it is all about action! Currently, I work for the federal government and I am in active pursuit of personal development and professional excellence. When I...
ISBLI Reflection – DeAndre’ Marshall
ISBLI has cemented how I will move forward as a leader: I will listen deeply, be honest, value surprises, and pay attention to how I am leading others. As a kid growing up in Houston Texas, I was often the one nominated to lead the group. From...
ISBLI Reflection – Sara Farooqi
From the very beginning of ISBLI we learned about personal leadership and our own development and leadership styles, and by the end we were able to harness our abilities into long terms goals and initiatives. Originally from the Midwest, I...
ISBLI Reflection – Tasnim Alamgir
To me, leadership means the courage to overcome your fears, learn from failure, and inspire others to do the same. My purpose is to show my individuality and to express myself. My parents immigrated to this country from Bangladesh many years ago...
ISBLI Reflection – Ashraf Imad Abukhalaf
The ISBLI 2020 experience sharpened my leadership skills and provided me with the tools I need to continue working on building bridges of understanding between people. I was born in the US, started school in Georgia, and with my family moved to...
ISBLI Reflection – Lola Owokoniran
I feel more confident in my leadership skills and more importantly, I am eager to continue my growth as an effective leader as continue to progress in my career. I am a proud Nigerian-American woman who grew up in a dual-religion household in North...
ISBLI Reflection – Amirah Kahera
ISBLI intentionally brought together a diverse group of people from various cultural, ethnic, religious, socio-economic, occupational, ideological, and intellectual backgrounds. The Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta (ISB) has cultivated space for...
ISBLI Reflection – Azka Mahmood
Participating in the ISBLI 2020 course has deepened and widened my understanding of myself and how to grow into the leader I aspire to become. I grew up with many privileges owing to my father’s job in the esteemed Pakistani military, but was...
StoryCorps – Zaheer Faruqi & Reem Faruqi
Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta collaborated with StoryCorps and American Pathways to bring Muslim stories to StoryCorps. The StoryCorps Archive comprises one of the largest born-digital collections of human voices, featuring conversations...
StoryCorps – Alan Howard and Soumaya Khalifa
Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta collaborated with StoryCorps and American Pathways to bring Muslim stories to StoryCorps. The StoryCorps Archive comprises one of the largest born-digital collections of human voices, featuring conversations...
StoryCorps – Mohannad Malas and Yasmine Malas
Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta collaborated with StoryCorps and American Pathways to bring Muslim stories to StoryCorps. The StoryCorps Archive comprises one of the largest born-digital collections of human voices, featuring conversations...
One Heart Initiative
The Challenge: The recent tragic deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Jacob Blake and too many others are a clear sign that our country still suffers from racism. Racism divides communities and divides hearts. The Atlanta Muslim...
ISB Leadership Institute – Class of 2020!
Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta Leadership Institute Announces Class of 2020! Emerging Community Leaders to Join 2nd Annual Institute. The Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta Leadership Institute (ISBLI), in partnership with CIFAL Atlanta, trains...
Georgia Senate Resolution for ISB
The ISB was presented with a Georgia State Senate resolution on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Co-sponsored by State Senators Shaikh Rahman and Zahra Karinshak the resolution commends ISB for its “continued good work in this great state.” ISB’s Executive...
Celebrating Women of Influence Gala
“It was a celebration of women making a difference as well as a powerful lens from which we could see and experience the ISB’s longstanding mission of uniting communities and promoting understanding and inclusion.” “The annual ISB Gala became the...
Georgia Trend Magazine
Georgia Trend, a monthly magazine covering Georgia business, politics and economic development since 1985, featured Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta in its October 2019 issue. You can read the article here.
AJFF Community Engagement Committee Member Soumaya Khalifa
Islamic Speakers Bureau Founder and Executive Director Soumaya Khalifa is a member of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Community Engagement Committee. You can read more about Soumaya's work with AJFF here.
Pathways Magazine: Intersections of Faith
Pathways is the annual journal for Diocese of Atlanta, the Episcopal Church in Middle and North Georgia. Bishop Robert C. Wright and Soumaya Khalifa sat down with Pathways for an honest conversation about interfaith understanding. You can read...
Georgia Public Broadcasting
Georgia Public Broadcasting interviewed ISB Executive Director Soumaya Khalifa about Ramadan. To find out more about Ramadan, the history behind it, and what compels Muslims everywhere to devote themselves to an entire month of fasting and prayer...
Growing and Developing Diverse Leaders
SIETAR, the Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research, is the world’s largest interdisciplinary network for all those working in the field of intercultural relations. ISB Executive Director, Soumaya Khalifa, shares her thoughts on...
ISBLI Graduating Class of 2019
Congratulations to the first class of the Islamic Speakers Bureau Leadership Institute who graduated on June 15th, 2019. The elegant event took place at Ray's on the River and celebrated eighteen graduates who successfully completed a rigorous...
ISB Leadership Institute – A Vision Comes True!
Many religious communities as well as minority groups have leadership institutes, but having a leadership institute for the Georgia Muslim community was a vision yet to be realized. While researching how to start a community leadership institute,...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activities
ISB members were involved in a number of MLK Jr. Day projects and programs in the Atlanta area. On Saturday, January 19th, several ISB members and their families volunteered to clean up Washington State Park. It was a dreary, chilly and overcast...
Hot Meal for TSA Agents During Government Shutdown
As a gesture of support, in the aftermath of the government shut down, the ISB decided to serve a hot meal to the TSA agents at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport on Friday February 1st, 2019. It was a great team effort by all the volunteers...