Yasmin Mogahed (born March 11, 1980) is an American educator and motivational speaker. She is a specialist in spirituality, psychology, and personal development.[2] Mogahed is the first female instructor at the AlMaghrib Institute.[3][4]

Yasmin Mogahed
Born (1980-03-11) 11 March 1980 (age 44)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Educator
  • author
  • motivational speaker
FamilyDalia Mogahed (sister)
TitleUstadha
Personal
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Known forMuslim spirituality
YouTube information
Channel
Years activeOctober 25, 2011–present
Subscribers375 thousand[1]
Total views15.4 million[1]
Associated actsMASICNA Convention
MSA National
100,000 subscribers

Last updated: 26 October 2022
Websitealmaghrib.org

Education and career

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Mogahed completed a BSc degree in psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she also earned an MS degree in journalism and mass communications.[5]

She is the first Muslim woman to become an instructor at AlMaghrib Institute.[6] Previously, she had been a writing instructor at Cardinal Stritch University.[5] She is internationally known for her motivational lectures.[5]

Works

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Mogahed has written columns for Huffington Post[3] and was an Islam section staff columnist for InFocus News.[7]

Books

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  • Reclaim Your Heart Yasmin Mogahed, LLC ISBN 978-0-9985373-3-7
  • Love & Happiness: A collection of personal reflections and quotes Yasmin Mogahed, LLC ISBN 979-8-9852918-0-3[8]
  • Healing the Emptiness: A Guide to emotional and spiritual well-being Yasmin Mogahed ISBN 979-8-9852918-1-0

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Yasmin Mogahed". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Yasmin Mogahed: Love, Happiness, and reflections of walking with the Lord". Wisconsin Muslim Journal. May 4, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Instructors: Yasmin Mogahed". almaghrib.org. AlMaghrib Institute. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Yasmin Mogahed". icp-pgh.org. Islamic Centre of Pittsburgh. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Author, blogger to speak about Muslim spirituality at Orono mosque". Bangor Daily News. February 22, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Yasmin Mogahed at al-Maghrib Institute". al-Maghrib Institute.
  7. ^ "Yasmin Mogahed | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  8. ^ IDIFY
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