This series contains the papers and records of Sister Aisha al-Adawiya, co-founder and executive director of Women In Islam, Inc., documenting her various efforts relating to Islam, gender equity, conflict resolution, cross-cultural understanding, and social justice, as well as Muslim and Black community life in New York City, interfaith organizing for social justice causes in New York City, small scale Muslim women's publications (newsletters, magazines); and local and small scale Muslim newsletters across North America. Includes correspondence, administrative and organizational materials, published materials, mixed media, and personal materials. Correspondence includes handwritten, typed, and printed email correspondence, including from Muslim listservs. This collection also contains material from al-Adawiya's husband, Aziz Rahman, including manuscript drafts and research material on halaal and haram, and personal correspondence and materials; as well as material on other business ventures in which al-Adawiya participated, including World Trade Forum, Inc. and Anglo-Arab Trading Corporation.
This series is arranged in original order.
Box 1
Box 1, circa 1980 -- 2020
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Islamic magazines and publications, organizational literature, event flyers, ephemera, correspondence, meeting notes.
Box 2
Box 2, circa 1980 -- 2020
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Pamphlets, small-run publications, flyers, correspondence, ephemera.
Box 3
Box 3, circa 1985 -- 2012
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Small-run publications including Islamic Center of Long Island News, El Muslimah, Milestones, US Arab Commerce, Bint Al Huda, Sisters with Aims in Serving Society Inc.; photographs; business cards; ISNA strategic planning; social activism and health materials.
Box 4
Box 4, circa 1980 -- 1989
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Correspondence; flyers; ephemera; Karamah; Stony Brook Minaret; Islamic Centers; Harlem Justice and recommendations for NYPD; Women in Islam; Palestine; Darfur; conflict resolution; human rights; local labor newsletters; World Trade Forum, Inc.
Box 5
Box 5, circa 1980 -- 2020
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Ephemera; flyers; correspondence; notes; human rights; manuscript for husband's book, Halal and Haram.
Box 6
Box 6, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Correspondence; Women in Islam; Eid cards; World Council of Churches; interfaith materials; Sarah Sayeed; US Muslim Engagement; pamphlets; programs; events.
Box 7
Box 7, circa 1980 -- 2010
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Islamic publications including The Message, and Horizons.
Box 8
Box 8, circa 1992 -- 2010
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Small-run publications including Shahada, American Women's Muslim Association News, Islamic Foundation in Action, Salaah; Islamic Cultural Center; interfaith post 9-11; Malcolm X; Schomburg; ephemera; correspondence; flyers; programs; clippings, notes; maps.
Box 9
Box 9, circa 2000 -- 2010
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UN publications; CAIR; Auburn Seminary; AMWA; women's conference correspondence; Muslim newspapers and publications.
Box 10
Box 10, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Correspondence; Women in Islam correspondence and agendas; Karamah board materials; Malcolm X museum strategic planning; Coalition for New Philanthropy; ISNA; organizational files.
Box 11
Box 11, circa 1996 -- 2010
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Annual Muzri newsletters; CAIR publications; publications including Horizons, Minaret, The Message; Deen Inc correspondence; Schomburg and interfaith center publications; Islamic education and learning; correspondence; flyers; events.
Box 12
Box 12, circa 2000 -- 2010
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CAIR; Women in Islam business materials; International Conference for Restoration of the Deen Religion; UN; Schomburg; Auburn Theological Seminary; correspondence; flyers; clippings.
Box 13
Box 13, circa 1997 -- 2010
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Women in Islam; Muslim New Yorkers; An-Nisa publications; Darfur; Schomburg; ICC-NY correspondence, meetings, agendas; Community Action Committee correspondence; newspapers and publications; local NYC ephemera.
Box 14
Box 14, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Women in mosques; non-profits; High level conference for interfaith cooperation for peace; correspondence; conflict resolution.
Box 15
Box 15, circa 1995-- 2010
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Statement on the Eid date controversy; Islamic Circle of NA; ACLU; CAIR; publications including Aramco World, Al-Talib, NY-Masjid, Muslim Observer, Muslims NY; other publications; Karamah; post 9-11 Islamic-US relations; correspondence; clippings; flyers.
Box 16
Box 16, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Karamah board materials; Religions for peace; Conference on women's leadership in Iraq; Shabazz Center; calendars; correspondence; organizational management; meeting agendas.
Box 17
Box 17, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Women in Islam; CAIR; non-profit event planning and conferences; Islamic Center of Long Island magazine; The Message publication; planning documentation.
Box 18
Box 18, circa 1980 -- 2010
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Personal correspondence; ephemera; publications; CAIR; religious diet and hygiene materials.
Box 19
Box 19, circa 1980 -- 1989
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Ephemera; personal correspondence and greeting cards; postcards; business cards; notes; memos.
Box 20
Box 20, circa 1990 -- 2010
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CAIR; Women in Islam; Sisters in Islam; WBAI radio; First Muslim Women's Communication Forum; Comm. Action Committee of ICC; religious healthcare and nutrition materials; Schomburg; NYC listservs; correspondence; ephemera; publications.
Box 21
Box 21, circa 1995 -- 2010
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Women in Islam; women's rights in Islam; Muslim Bureau of Investigation; Zakat Project; surveillance and womens rights; correspondence with Mohammad Salem Agwa; publications.
Box 23
Box 23, circa 1980 -- 2020
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Betty Shabazz; Women in Islam; planning and administation materials.
Donated by Sarah Sayeed.
Box 24
Box 24, circa 1980 -- 2020
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Box 25
Box 25, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Islamic Speakers Bureau; NY Labor Religion Coalition correspondence; Mummiah Abu Jamal; BCRW; Auburn Womens Multifaith Committee; NY religious organizations; correspondence; publications.
Box 26
Box 26, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Betty Shabazz Center; Schomburg; Religions for Peace; notes; letters; photos; organizations; conferences; published documentation.
Box 27
Box 27, circa 1960 -- 2010
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World Trade Forum; journal; husband's memorial service; personal files; minutes; budgets; conferences and events; benefits; correspondence; promotional materials.
Box 28
Box 28, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Islam and Women at Stony Brook; CAIR; ISNA; events and conferences; multifaith programs; flyers; correspondence.
Box 29
Box 29, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Awards; cards; clippings; publications including Azizah Magazine, Mulsim Womens Magazine, and Sisters!
Box 30
Box 30, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Notebooks; cards; address books and business cards; calendars; agendas; publications; ISNA; CAIR; Karamah; Obama; conferences.
Box 31
Box 31, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Published materials and clippings; Muslims after 9-11.
Box 32
Box 32, circa 1990 -- 1999
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Women in Islam; Commission on the status of women; Mosque Bill of Rights; Muslim Youth Leadership; HIV AIDS in Muslim community; Islamic education and media; NBS radio; clothing patterns; printed articles and clippings; correspondence; pamphlets.
Box 33
Box 33, circa 1990 -- 2010
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Cards and letters; Bosnia Solidarity Committee; printed articles and clippings; reports; women and girls in Islam.
Box 34
Box 34, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Organizational administration materials; events and planning documentation; board materials; CAIR; Women in Islam; Karamah; diet and halal materials.
Box 35
Box 35, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Sisters in Islam questionnaires; cards and correspondence; certificates of achievement; ISNA; Arabic and Quran lessons; articles and notes on halal and diet; CVs and biographical information; Islamic calendar; correspondence on Jamil Al-Amin case.
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Box 36
Box 36, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Anti Muslim Bigotry conference; Women in Islam; Schomburg; Karamah; cards and correspondence; flyers and events; organizations; publications.
Box 37
Box 37, circa 1975 -- 2010
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Women in Islam; ICERM; Bosnia Solidarity Committee; Karamah annual report; personal materials; Schomburg; Islamic ephemera and art; photos; correspondence; publications, clippings, and periodicals related to religious rights; organizational reports and administration materials.
Box 38
Box 38, circa 1990 -- 2010
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Sisters in Islam; World Trade Forum business materials including correspondence.
Box 39
Box 39, circa 1990 -- 2010
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National Islamic organizations; Women in Islam; World Muslim League; Bosnia; Schomburg; Promoting Peace; publications including Muslim Perspectives, NY Masjid; events and conferences; correspondence; publications.
Box 40
Box 40, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Subject files on Islamic subjects including marraige, medicine, women, etc; personal and administration materials; flyers; articles and secondary sources.
Box 41
Box 41, circa 1990 -- 2010
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Correspondence and cards; Islamic art; World Trade Forum correspondence and manufacturers files; publications. This box includes Sister Aisha's birth certificate as well as a court order changing her name.
Box 42
Box 42, circa 1995 -- 2010
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Schomburg: planning, exhibits, events, programs, photos, articles, grants; Black Religion Project.
Box 43
Box 43, circa 1990 -- 1999
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World Trade Forum business materials including correspondence, vendors, cards; Schomburg; notebooks; Shura Law Center; publications; flyers and events.
Box 44
Box 44, circa 2000 -- 2010
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Karamah; Schomburg; Islamic studies lectures, research, articles; Negro Ensemble Company; administration and research files; exhibit files; correspondence.
Box 45
Box 45, circa 1990 -- 2010
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Women in Islam; World Trade Forum business files including correspondence and vendor files; interfaith and Islamic subject files; clippings; cards and correspondence; flyers, events, and invitations; draft cover of Newsweek.
Box 46
Box 46, circa 1990 -- 1999
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Correspondence and printed email; board materials; committee work; NYC Muslim listervs; Schomburg; Auburn; Sisters in Islam; Women's Interfaith Gathering; National Conference of Christians and Jews; Institute for Commonwealth Studies; Free Bosnia Action Group.
Box 47
Box 47, circa 1990 -- 1999
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Newsletters, flyers, and printed ephemera; Balkans Watch; American Committee to Save Bosnia; Free Bosnia Action Group.
Box 48
Box 48, circa 1990 -- 2009
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Women in Islam; Bosnia; Christian Jewish Muslim dialogue; photos, flyers, committees, clippings.
Box 49
Box 49, circa 1980 -- 2009
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Activism, events, and interfaith programs; correspondence, clippings, email, photos, articles.
Box 50
Box 50, circa 1990 -- 2018
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Muslim activism and interfaith dialogue; Islamic family services; Christian Jewish Muslim dialogue; Bosnia; Women in Islam; Interfaith Center; Schomburg; Shabazz Center; photos, clippings, notes, correspondence and emails, programs, events, flyers.
Box 51
Box 51, circa 1990 -- 1999
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Women in Islam; Islam activism; correspondence, newsletters, flyers, emails, photos, reports.