Coffee & Convert-sations with Imam Adeyinka Mendes & Shaykha Dr. Tamara Gray: Friday, January 24th, 2025

As a proud partner of Rabata, the Barakah Beauty Collective team is excited to welcome the esteemed Shaykha Dr. Tamara Gray for a special community event in collaboration with Imam Adeyinka Mendes.

Conver-sations: This is open to all community members (men and women) in an effort to build bridges of understanding and connection between those who convert to Islam and those born into Muslim families.

Registration highly recommended. Space limited.

• Day: Friday, January 24th, 2025
• Time: 6:30pm-9pm
• Location: Boon Boona Renton, 724 3rd St, Renton, WA 98057

The Conversation will be lead by:

• Shaykha Dr. Tamara Gray
• Imam Adeyinka Mendes

About Shaykha Dr. Tamara Gray

Dr. Tamara Gray is a founder of Rabata, an organization dedicated to promoting positive
cultural change through creative educational experiences.

As executive director, faculty, and chief spirituality officer, she focuses on uplifting Muslim women within community and without. She has a special interest in digital spaces in faith communities.

Dr. Tamara Gray holds a doctorate in leadership from the University of St. Thomas, a master’s degree in Curriculum Theory and Instruction from Temple University and spent twenty years in traditional learning spaces studying Islamic sciences, Quran, and Arabic in Damascus, Syria.

Dr. Gray is also an author and translator. Her publications range from several culturally
appropriate English language curriculum programs to translations of sacred texts. She has authored two books: Joy Jots: Exercises for a happy heart & Project Lina: Bringing our whole selves to Islam and co-translated the Mukhtasir al-Jami’ fi al-Sīra al-Nabawiyya by Samīra Zayid [Compendium of the Collection of Sources on al-Sīra al-Nabawiyya]. Her third book – about theology and creed – is due out in 2024.

In addition to her work at Rabata, Dr. Gray also serves as both faculty and an academic council member for The Islamic Seminary of America, is a Senior Fellow at the Yaqeen Institute and is a member of the Fiqh council of North America. She has recently taken on the position of Board Chair for the Minnesota Multifaith Network Council.

She is a mother of three, grandmother of two, an avid reader and a lover of cultures, coffee,and road trips.

*Barakah Beauty Collective and Michaela Corning LLC are not liable for any adverse reactions you might have as a result of taking part in this event.

**If you have any Covid symptoms, please do not come. 

***Registrations can be canceled 48 hours in advance of the event. Please email info@barakahbeautycollective.com to cancel your registration for a refund to your original payment method. Cancellations inside the 48 hour window, regardless of reasons, will not be refunded. No shows will also not be refunded. Thank you for your understanding!