ANEESAH R. NU‘MAN & FELICIA J. NU‘MAN

October 12, 2021 | 0 COMMENTS | by admin

We are local, professional, Muslim sisters who have been familiar with Dr. Hassan’s work in our community for over twenty years. The Salaam Network fills a unique, necessary void in our community that focuses on peace, understanding, and restoration. Louisville is the home of Muhammad Ali, The Greatest, the first celebrity Muslim, and global philanthropist. It is only fitting that The Salaam Network grew from the soil of the same city. It is our pleasure to endorse and support The Salaam Network.

After 9/11, the climate in our city – as in the rest of the country – changed drastically towards Muslims. Instead of innocuous curiosity about our religion, we were regarded with suspicion and distrust. It was, and still is a difficult time to be a Muslim and we still suffer from Islamophobic notions that have seeped into our society and into our everyday lives. The Salaam Network was formed when we needed support as individuals and our community needed healing. Recently, we attended a series of classes called “Contributions of Islam to World Civilizations” that The Salaam Network held at Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church. The classes were informative, timely, and lively with conversation and friendly debate. It was interesting to hear misconceptions about Islam being challenged by learned scholars of history. We also attended the Seminar on “Normative Islamic Education for Muslim Women” and it was enlightening to listen to Dr. Hassan patiently address and dispel myths and misunderstandings. She uses non-patriarchal exegesis to interpret the text of the Qur‘an, and demonstrates to the audience that “common knowledge” about Islam and Muslim women is far from accurate.

The Salaam Network is making a great impact on our city. It helps achieve a citywide mission of Louisville being a Compassionate City and it fulfills the Network’s goal of educating people who can spread the true meaning of Islam to the world.

Aneesah R. Nu’Man, High School Teacher & Felicia J. Nu’Man, Attorney

December 3, 2019