About the Author

Yasmin Mogahed received her B.S. Degree in Psychology and her Masters in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After completing her

graduate work, she taught Islamic Studies and served as a youth coordinator. She also worked as a writing instructor at Cardinal Stritch University and a staff columnist for the Islam

section of InFocus News. Currently she’s an instructor for AlMaghrib Institute, a writer for

the Huffington Post, an international speaker, and author, where she focuses most of her

work on spiritual and personal development.