to Islam
is renting a place in Newport, Tennessee until she can, with
the help of Allah, find a permanent home for the
International Union of Muslim Women.
Please feel free to contact her at the phone number and
the address below. She will also be a speaker at the
ICNA-MAS convention 23-25 May, 2009. She is also
scheduled to go to Ireland in the near future. Shukran
Jazillian!
a Muslim. Islam is my life.
Islam is the beat of my
heart. Islam is the blood
that courses through my
veins. Islam is my
strength. Islam is my life
so wonderful and
beautiful. Without Islam I
am nothing, and should
Allah ever turn His
magnificent face from me,
I could not survive."
Aminah Assilmi
you can now contact Sister Aminah Assilmi
and the
International Union of Muslim Women
DIRECTLY!!! She is no longer having trouble with
her internet service so you can call (423)
625-0786, email her at
SisterAminah@Yahoo.com
or write her at PO Box 1611, Newport, TN 37822
Sister Aminah Assilmi Need a New Home!!!!
she was living in was sold and she could not find a place to rent that was within her budget. She didn't have the deposit, the credit
references, or a good support network that could help her out.
In an effort to save money, Aminah became one more of the "serial campers" that move from campground to campground trying to
stretch the modest amount of money they have to fit from one end of the month to the other. By living in a tent, cutting down on travel
and food expenses, and relying on the kindness of strangers who often share her plight, she has managed to survive.
By now you are probably asking how this famous speaker, this advocate of Islam and of women, the President of the International
Union of Muslim Women, can get into this position.
It is simple, many of our brothers and sisters are just one paycheck away from disaster. If a flood takes out their apartment or a factory
closes down, there is no way for them to start over or move away. Look around your own community and see if you can identify the
student who is so poor that they wear broken glasses or the working poor family who can't afford the work needed to get their car fixed.
It is the same with Aminah. Sister Aminah has spent the last 30+ years doing Da'wah and working FisbillAllah, for the sake of Allah. It
doesn't pay much in this world, but according to the Qu'ran, the benefits in the next world are GREAT!
When you go online and google Aminah Assilmi, you will find many books, cds, videos and recordings of her work, lectures and
activities. She does not get a cent from any of these items. Some were recorded and sold by their producers, in a few cases, she has
received some copies that she could sell, but these have always been limited in number. But by and large, the only person(s) who
have made money, are the ones that sell these items.
Sister Aminah also does a lot of lectures and in many cases, she has only gotten her travel and hotels paid for. Sometimes there is a
collection taken and that is how she has made her "living." But then there are other cases. A community that regularly provides
stipends or honorariums to its invited male speakers, gave nothing but thanks to its invited sister speakers. It is hard to pay the bills
that way.
Another problem is that with the downturn in the economy, there are not as many communities that have the resources to invite
speakers and pay them any money at all.
PLEASE HELP!
So here it is my Sisters (and occasional brother reading this), since Sister Aminah Assilmi won't ask, I
will. We need a home for the International Union of Muslim Women, and we heed a place for Aminah
Assilmi to live and continue to do the work that helps everyone. Please go to the contact us page and
send an email. Please mail a donation to the address at the top of the website. Please try to invite
Sister Aminah to give a speech or lecture to your community or to your local university. (She really is
very good!) And within the next few days, the website administrator (that is me) will have an e-store in
place to let you buy some of her books for which she gets ALL of the money. Thank you and may Allah
Bless you for your efforts.
