The Inspire Cafe

010: Samira Maddox: "I am an Empowered Woman"


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Today's guest is Samira Maddox, a 39-year-old mother of three, who founded what she says is the first Professional Muslim sorority in Texas and the second in the country.  Originally from East Africa, and grew up in Canada, Samira says that when she first started attending the University of Texas in Dallas, she was looking for a "college" experience, but was not finding a group or organization that quite felt like where she belonged. She then got inspired to start her own sorority, but it wasn't without hitches and setbacks. First, there was the challenge of finding a faculty advisor willing and able to take on the task, and another was when they had their first rush where they got about a dozen women signed up, but then only three actually pledged. She also talks about the community service Mu Delta Alpha works on, the level of commitment by its growing members--who are not required to be Muslim--and trying to breakdown common misconceptions of a Muslim woman.  This is Samira's story....

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The Inspire CafeBy Kathy De La Torre

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