Английская Википедия:Ava Muhammad

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:BLP sources Шаблон:Nation of Islam Ava Muhammad (1951 – 25 August 2022)[1] was an American Black Muslim. In 1998 she became the first female Minister to preside over a mosque and region in the history of the Nation of Islam (NOI).[2][3][4] Her job as national spokesperson for Minister Farrakhan is among the most prominent in the nation — a post formerly held by Malcolm X under Nation of Islam patriarch Elijah Muhammad. Minister Ava Muhammad is also a member of the Muslim Girls Training (MGT).[5]

In addition to administering day-to-day affairs at the mosque Muhammad was named Southern Regional Minister, giving her jurisdiction over Nation of Islam mosque activity in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and parts of Tennessee.

Biography

In 1975 she received her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. She later became a member of the New York Bar Association. She married Darius Muhammad in 1988; she was a lawyer, minister, and also the National Spokesperson for the Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam.

She was a researcher and author of several books and hosted a weekly radio talk show titled "Elevated Places" which airs every Sunday on WVON 1690AM in Chicago. Dr. Muhammad was also a cancer survivor. She had talked about overcoming it in the past, but recently, she spoke about her life-changing journey in extraordinary detail in recognition of Cancer Survivors Month in the United States.

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