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MARCH 29, 2021

Meet the First Pakistani-American Woman to Become U.S. Attorney

We are closing our Women’s History Month interview series with Michigan Acting U.S. Attorney Saima Mohsin. Ms. Mohsin is the first Muslim and Pakistani-American woman to earn this position. She had a candid conversation with our board member Bushra Mateen about her journey.

If you missed the interview, you can watch it HERE.


MARCH 22, 2021

Muslim Women in STEM

Celebrate Women’s History Month with AMMWEC! This event was part of our four-week interview series recognizing female heroes among Us. Our board member Rana Syed interviewed Zebunnesa Tareque, a Bangladeshi senior engineer at the California Department of Transportation.

If you missed the interview, you can watch it HERE.


MARCH 19, 2021

Muslim Women in Politics and Academia

Celebrate Women’s History Month with AMMWEC! This event was part of our four-week interview series recognizing female heroes among Us. Our board member Deborah Cunningham Skurnik interviewed Dr. Sadaf Jaffer, a former Mayor of Montgomery Township in NJ and a South Asian Studies Scholar at Princeton.

If you missed the interview, you can watch it HERE.


MARCH 4, 2021

COVID19 and Vaccine Updates with Dr. Rashid Chotani

Please join the conversation of AMMWEC board member Dr. Sabeen Munib and Dr. Rashid Chotani, a well-known infectious disease epidemiologist, highlighting the latest news surrounding the pandemic and the importance of everyone getting vaccinated.

If you missed the interview, you can watch it HERE


MARCH 2, 2021

Anila Ali joins Democratic Women’s Club to celebrate Women’s History Month

AMMWEC President Anila Ali was honored to attend her first D.C. Democratic Women’s Club meeting to celebrate American women who continue to shape history. The event took place in honor of Women’s History Month and included leaders such as Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, DNC Chairman Jamie Harrison, Congressman Janie Raskin, D.C. Mayor, and more! Empowering women is one of AMMWEC’s core values and Anila fights every day to give voice to women from the Muslim and South-Asian community.

You can watch the recorded event HERE


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