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Soraya M. Deen

Soraya M. Deen is a lawyer, author, and founder of the Muslim Women Speakers. She is an award-winning international interfaith activist, community organizer, and motivational speaker. A fierce advocate of human rights, gender equity (redressing religious-based oppression, dominance, and violence)minority rights, and #FoRB, Soraya is a member of the International Religious Freedom Roundtable (IRF Roundtable) and Co-Founder of the Women’s Working Group. Soraya teaches communities how to organize for action in order to solve urgent, relevant, and winnable issues. She is an advisory board member of Faith In Action – the USA’s largest clergy-organizing network that gives people of faith the tools that they need to fight for justice and work towards a more equitable society.
Soraya is the 2019 recipient of the Los Angeles Impact Maker Award. Her work prioritizes organizing women to dismantle the supremacy of patriarchy and religion-based oppression, dominance, and violence. Soraya is the recipient of the prestigious Paul Carus Award for grassroots activism by the world’s premier interfaith convening organization – The Parliament of the World’s Religions. In the words of Ella Baker, Soraya believes that “Oppressed people do not need a messiah to deliver them from oppression; all they need is themselves, one another, and the will to persevere.”

Testimonials

  • "Soraya, you can unite a million people."

    Les Brown

    World renowned motivational speaker
    “Soraya Deen, a truly gifted speaker, who is passionate about her beliefs and eloquently
    expresses them to her audience.”

    Sue Cohen

  • “It has been my great pleasure to share the platform of my church with Soraya Deen, and hear her compelling and powerful message on peace and understanding.”

    Dr. Peggy

    Price Minister, Seal Beach Center for Spiritual Living
  • “Our guest speaker was Soraya Deen. The title of her talk was "A Muslim in Dr. King's America," and she based her talk on the inspiring words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Brilliant."

    John Glenn Paton

    President People to People International Los Angeles Chapter
  • “Thanks for your comments Soraya. I also woke up to a heaviness as I considered the state of religious freedom this morning. Thanks for your heart and all you are doing to improve conditions for those who are suffering.“

    Nadine Maenza

    Former Commissioner of United States Commission of International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and President of the International Religious Freedom Roundtable.

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(818)-395-2032

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