Sharmin Hossain

COMMUNITY ORGANIZER

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Sharmin breaks down her trajectory as an organizer in NYC and how her work in combating islamophobia intersected with other movements. What are a few of the issues she mentioned?

Why is it important to name and work within the complexity of intersections in movement organizing?

Sharmin’s Story Offers Lessons in:

• Islamic philosophy as a principle in the pedagogy for liberation within abolitionist futures.

• Understanding the intersections of the war economy and its impact on Muslim communities within our nation and world-wide. 

• Centering wisdom in the memory of our identities and histories fighting for just futures

Sharmin talks about the presence of informants on college campuses. Why do you think college campuses are a place of concern for the security-state?

How can universities better protect students from federal harassment without becoming complicit. How can we better protect the psychological welfare of students on the frontlines? Whose responsibility is it to protect students?

In a concluding remark, Sharmin mentions how Islam informs her organizing. She mentions the teachings of different scholars and visionaries that have set the groundwork for abolitionist work today.

When organizing for the future of Muslim and muslim-adjacent communities, how can Islam inform a liberation praxis? Does Islamic pedagogies of liberation inform your own organizing. If so, please share. If not, how would you describe Muslim as praxis?