Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is

      good (Islam), enjoining Al-Ma'roof (whatever is good) and

      forbidding Al-Munkar (whatever is evil).  And it is they who are

     successful.

                      Qur'an 3.104

Ieasha Prime is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Barakah, Inc.  She has spent her life as an educator, artist, activist and entrepreneur committed to the goal of empowering Muslim women to rise above their challenges to maximize their full potential of being female servants of Allah and vicegerents on this earth.  Her lineage of scholarship from whom she received direct education can be traced directly back to the Prophet Muhammad (Salla Allahu alaihi wa Salaam) from Husseini lineage.  Under the tutelage of her professors, she has established several circles of knowledge and continues to teach and lecture across the United States and abroad.  She has lectured and facilitated workshops for Muslim women, youth, and interfaith groups in high schools, universities, college campuses, churches, community centers and Masjids around the country and the world.  She is one the newest members of the Executive Committee of MANA (Muslim Alliance of North America).

Nisa Muhammad is the Co-Founder and Program Manager of Barakah, Inc.  She also has spent her life as an educator and activist dedicated to the rise of oppressed people with the use of Islam to change their condition and maximize their full potential of being female servants of Allah and vicegerents on this earth.  She's a recent graduate from Hartford Seminary with a Masters in Islamic Studies and a Graduate Certificate in Islamic Chaplaincy.  She is on the boards of the Association of Muslim Chaplains and the Association of Campus Muslim Chaplains.  Mrs. Muhammad is the Politics Editor for Sapelo Square, an online resource about Black Muslims.  She's pursuing a Ph.d in Islamic Studies at Howard University.