Wellness Day for Muslimahs

Featured Guests

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Kameelah Mu’Min Oseguera

Muslim Wellness Foundation

Dr. Kameelah Mu’Min Oseguera is the Founding Executive Director of the Muslim Wellness Foundation (MWF), a nonprofit dedicated to fostering healing and emotional well-being in American Muslim communities. Under her leadership, MWF has launched the Omar ibn Said Institute for Black Muslim Studies & Research, the annual Black Muslim Psychology Conference, and the Deeply Rooted Emerging Leaders Fellowship for Black Muslim young adults.

Dr. Mu’Min Oseguera also serves as an Assistant Professor in Psychology and Muslim Studies at Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS), where she is the Project Director for the ASPIRE Project: Engaging Diverse Faith Communities in Anti-Racist Work. Her expertise spans healing justice, racial trauma, the psychological impacts of anti-Muslim bigotry and anti-Blackness, and Black Muslim psychology.

Dr. Mu’Min Oseguera holds a BA in Psychology and MEd in Psychological Services from the University of Pennsylvania, a second Master’s in Restorative Practices & Youth Counseling from the International Institute for Restorative Practices, and a doctorate in Clinical Psychology with a focus on Couple and Family Therapy from Chestnut Hill College.

Panelists

Dr. Chandra Salaam

Dr. Salaam is on the board of Masjid Al Shareef. After 35 years of service in public and private education across Memphis, Atlanta, and Los Angeles County, she founded the AAHC Foundation, where she serves as CEO, continuing her commitment to cultivating future leaders.

Dr. Salaam holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Clark Atlanta University, along with a B.A. and M.A. in Human Services and Education from California State University, Dominguez Hills. She is certified in the Montessori Method by St. Nicholas Training Center and holds Social Studies Teaching and Counseling Credentials from the states of Georgia and California.

With over 45 years of experience, Dr. Salaam has consistently championed urban youth and their families, partnering with parents and community leaders to create educational opportunities in both public and private sectors. Her mentorship has inspired thousands, including youth ambassadors who participated in historical site and college tours, empowering them to realize their full potential and contribute to positive change in the world.

Dr. Wynona Majied Muhammad

Chaplain Dr. Wynona Majied-Muhammad is a devoted scholar, spiritual leader, and advocate for service, with a lifelong passion for Islamic thought and values. Her spiritual journey began with the Nation of Islam and later transitioned to mainstream Islam through Imam Warith Deen Muhammad’s community. Dr. Wynona holds a Ph.D. in Religion and Social Ethics from the University of Southern California and has taught subjects ranging from Journalism to Islam at various colleges and universities in California and Nevada.

With over 30 years of experience in journalism, Dr. Wynona worked at renowned outlets such as the Pasadena Star-News, Los Angeles Times, and Reno Gazette-Journal. As the media landscape shifted, she transitioned into public service, working with Nevada State and U.S. Senators and later co-developing a statewide health care program.

In addition to her work as a chaplain at the California Institution for Women, Dr. Wynona has been an active community leader, serving on the Board of Directors for Masjid Al-Taqwa and the Center for Advanced Learning at Masjid Bilal Islamic Center. She is also part of The Hajjah Project, which supports women preparing for Hajj. Dr. Wynona is a proud mother and grandmother, deeply committed to both her faith and family.

Dr. Nayawiyyah Muhammad

California State University, Long Beach

Dr. Nayawiyyah Muhammad’s journey through scholarship began in Los Angeles at the Nation of Islam’s school, the University of Islam (later known as the Sister Clara Muhammad School). This early immersion shaped her career path and life’s mission, leading her to become a dedicated teacher, principal, and director within the Sister Clara Muhammad School system. 

Her pursuit of religious understanding took her to California State University, Long Beach, where she earned her B.A. and M.A. in Religious Studies. She later completed her Ph.D. in Women’s Studies in Religion from Claremont Graduate University, developing research that bridges Islamic studies, gender theory, and environmental consciousness. Her academic work continues at Cal State, Long Beach, where she serves as Professor of the Pluralism course Faith and Race in America as part of President Conoley’s Pluralism Project.

As Dr. Muhammad’s journey reflects the evolution of Islamic education in America, today, she speaks at colleges and universities across the United States about the history and challenges facing Muslims in America. As a Masjid Al Shareef and the Women’s Mosque of America board member, she continues enhancing women’s participation in Islamic communities.

Workshop Facilitators

Amina Mirza 

Doula

Amina Mirza (she/her) is a full-spectrum doula with Birthworkers of color collective, a parent, henna artist, and aspiring midwife, based in Orange, CA. Born and raised in greater Los Angeles, Amina’s journey into birthwork began in 2017 following the birth of her son and the loss of her mother. She is deeply passionate about providing trauma-informed, culturally and religiously sensitive care to birthing individuals, with a focus on addressing maternal mortality rates and birth trauma in the U.S. Amina is dedicated to supporting marginalized groups and understands the importance of recognizing the intersectionality within the birthing experience.

Inspired by the strength of the women in her life, including her grandmothers, mother, sisters, and aunts, Amina has embraced activism from a young age. As a birth worker, she is committed to standing against injustice, advocating for those who are silenced, and striving for a more equitable society.

Seher Bajwa

Noor Therapy and Wellness

Seher Bajwa is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor specializing in supporting first-generation women and multicultural couples. As a third-culture, second-generation South Asian woman of mixed heritage, Seher understands the unique mental health challenges that come with navigating multiple identities. Her therapeutic approach is rooted in compassion, cultural sensitivity, and a commitment to helping clients heal from trauma while integrating mind and body.

Seher’s work focuses on empowering clients to cultivate a sense of belonging, especially those who have been taught to put others first at the expense of their own well-being. She helps individuals break free from the overwhelm, negative self-talk, and systemic pressures that often hold them back. Her approach is trauma-informed and integrative, combining modalities like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Somatic Experiencing (SE) to facilitate healing.

In addition to her work with anxiety, depression, and life transitions, Seher specializes in mental health as it relates to menstruation, offering a holistic approach to understanding the emotional and physical challenges surrounding this natural process. Through her support, clients reclaim their sense of choice, reconnect with their intuition, and move toward a more attuned, balanced life.

Dr. Maisam Hasan

Naturopathic Doctor

Dr. Maisam Hasan is a California licensed Naturopathic Doctor practicing integrative medicine with expertise in weight management, hormonal health, digestive concerns, and stress management. She earned her naturopathic degree from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto after completing her pre-medical education at the University of Waterloo in Science and Business with a minor in Biology.

Fascinated by the human body’s natural resilience, Dr. Hasan develops personalized treatment plans incorporating dietary recommendations, lifestyle modifications, nutritional supplementation, herbal medicine, vitamin injections, IV nutrient therapy, and pharmaceutical prescriptions when necessary.

What sets Dr. Hasan apart is her commitment to understanding each patient’s unique lifestyle, creating tailored health solutions that truly work. She believes in empowering patients through education, helping them understand their bodies and realize their potential for optimal health when given the right tools and resources.

Dr. Hasan finds profound fulfillment in witnessing her patients become healthier, happier individuals living their best lives—this remains her favorite aspect of practice.

Beyond her professional pursuits, Dr. Hasan cherishes quality time spent at the beach, hiking, or traveling with her husband and enjoying precious moments with family.

Peer Support

Hoda Shawky

Noorture, LLC

Hoda Shawky is a maternal child health consultant with 20 years of experience working as a pediatric nurse practitioner in low-income communities of Los Angeles and Orange County,

California with specialties in lactation, maternal and early childhood mental health. Over the past five years she has advocating for maternal child health equity both as a consultant and volunteer. 

She received both her undergraduate degree and Masters’ of Science in Nursing from UCLA and recently completed a fellowship at the UMass Chan School of Medicine Early Relational Health Program. Hoda recently founded Noorture, where she provides culturally- centered support to new parents and their infants infused with spiritual principles of love and light (which is Noor, in Arabic).

Art & Entertainment

Peacock Secrets

Poet & Spoken Word Artist

Peacock Secrets is an emerging poet and spoken word artist whose portfolio includes over 120 poems spanning a range of topics, particularly social justice, mental health, faith, and women’s topics. She has performed online at over 75 events, competitions, and open mics via zoom, instagram live, clubhouse, and facebook. She has also performed in-person at over 30 events and festivals. Peacock Secrets has been published 16 times: in 4 anthologies, 2 calendars, and 4 newsletter issues. She is grateful to Allah for these rich blessings, and appreciates your readership. You are invited to connect with her on any of the main social media platforms (instagram, facebook, youtube, twitter) using @peacocksecretspoetry or on her page (Allpoetry.com/Peacock_Secrets_Poetry).

She sells signed copies of the book, Poetic Justice: An Anthology of Poems by Muslims to interested fans. This is the anthology within which she is proudest of having her work included because it features 71 poems by 40 Muslim global authors all demanding justice for disenfranchised Palestinians, Black people, Uighurs, and even the environment.

She looks forward to exchanging poetic joy and linguistic shenanigans as she shares poems that she Diva-liciously refers to as “The Peacock Secrets of a Brown Unicorn’s Mermaid Butterfly Queen!”