Aminah Assilmi

Aminah Assilmi (circa 1945- 5 March 2010) was a broadcast journalist and former director of the International Union of Muslim Women . Formerly a Southern Baptist preacher, she converted to Islam in 1977 in college while trying to convert some Muslims to Christianity. As the director of International Union of Muslim Women, she visited campuses discussing Islam. Assilmi once said, "I am so very glad that I am a Muslim. Islam is my life. Islam is the beat of my heart. Islam is the blood that courses through my veins. Islam is my strength. Islam is my life so wonderful and beautiful. Without Islam I am nothing, and should Allah ever turn His magnificent face from me, I could not survive." Assilmi was involved in the release of the 2001 Eid stamp , as well as future anniversary editions. She was also involved in creating an educational centre for Muslim converts. She died on March 5, 2010 in a car accident while returning from a speaking engagement in New York. She had a daughter and two sons, as well as several grandchildren.

Aminah Assilmi (born Janice Huff , 1945 – 5 March 2010) was a broadcast journalist , national Muslim community activist and director of the International Union of Muslim Women . Formerly a Southern Baptist preacher, she converted to Islam in 1977 in college while trying to convert some Muslims to Christianity. As the director of the International Union of Muslim Women, she visited campuses discussing Islam. She was named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world in 2009 by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Amman, Jordan. Assilmi was involved in the release of the 2001 Eid stamp , as well as future anniversary editions. She was also involved in creating an educational center for Muslim converts. She died on March 5, 2010 in a car accident while returning from a speaking engagement in New York. She had a daughter and two sons, as well as several grandchildren. She appears in the 2005 National Film Board of Canada documentary film about North American Muslim women, Me and the Mosque . When she converted she was at first ignored by her family, but her grandmother, mother, father and husband eventually also converted to Islam. "CAIR Offers Condolences on Passing of Aminah Assilmi - WASHINGTON, March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/" .

Aminah Assilmi (born Janice Huff , 1945 – 5 March 2010) was a broadcast journalist , national Muslim community activist and director of the International Union of Muslim Women. Formerly a Southern Baptist preacher, she converted to Islam in 1977 in college while trying to convert some Muslims to Christianity. As the director of the International Union of Muslim Women, she visited campuses discussing Islam. She was named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world in 2009 by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Amman, Jordan. Assilmi was involved in the release of the 2001 Eid stamp , as well as future anniversary editions. She was also involved in creating an educational center for Muslim converts. Assilmi died on March 5, 2010 in a car accident while returning from a speaking engagement in New York with her older son. Her youngest son was also killed in a car accident. Since then, her daughter has continued in her mother's footsteps teaching a drug free program her mother taught for 30 years. She appears in the 2005 National Film Board of Canada documentary film about North American Muslim women, Me and the Mosque .

Aminah Assilmi (born Janice Huff , 1945 – 5 March 2010) was an American broadcast journalist , national Muslim community activist and director of the International Union of Muslim Women. Formerly a Southern Baptist preacher, she converted to Islam in 1977 in college while trying to convert some Muslims to Christianity. As the director of the International Union of Muslim Women, she visited campuses discussing Islam. She was named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world in 2009 by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Amman, Jordan. Assilmi was involved in the release of the 2001 Eid stamp , as well as future anniversary editions. She was also involved in creating an educational center for Muslim converts. Assilmi died on March 5, 2010, in a car accident while returning from a speaking engagement in New York with her youngest son. Since then, her daughter has continued in her mother's footsteps teaching a drug free program her mother taught for 30 years. She appears in the 2005 National Film Board of Canada documentary film about North American Muslim women, Me and the Mosque . The royal islamic strategic studies centre .