Back to School Symposium

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Many parents have questions on Sexual and Gender Identity, let's talk about with an Islamic perspective.  Leading this conversation is Dr. Amber.

Amber BIO:

After  graduating from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Amber  Khan went on to pursue health education.  She has been a Muslim youth  health educator since 2010.   She teaches health education at schools and community centers focusing  on physical, social, mental, reproductive, and sexual health education.   She is also the chair of the Education Committee for the Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA) since 2015 and community educator for the Family and Youth Institute since 2021.

Sister Amber  is a part of the Islamic Schools League of America (ISLA) research team  alongside the Institute of Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) and  Initiative on Islam and Medicine (II&M) that is working to create a  toolkit for Islamic schools to engage in Muslim-centered research.

Sister Amber has written the first health curriculum for Muslim youth called Islamic Health.  It includes the following six levels:

Level 1:  Relationship Rights, Community Engagement, and Healthy Living.

Level 2: Puberty, Reproduction, Menstruation, and Hygiene.

Level 3:  Self-Esteem and Entertainment.

Level 4: Women’s Rights Are Human Rights, Intoxicants, Mental Health & Illness, and Allah Above All Else

Level 5: Reproductive Health Review, Genderism, Sexual Desire & Intimacy, Sexual Attraction, and Sexual Violence.

Level 6: Marriage, Pregnancy, and Contraception & Abortion.

This  series is the first of its kind to tackle the most common health  concerns by putting the Islamic way of life at the forefront of its  answers and centering the Muslim narrative.  It will be released Fall 2022 by Noorart.

Sister Amber also holds an Associates’ Degree in Islamic Studies from Mishkah University.  She has focused her studies on Aqeedah and Dawah.  She has led halaqas at her local masajid and  college universities for the past ten years, is an educator for New  Muslim classes at Muslim Enrichment Project, and a volunteer Muslim  chaplain at women correctional facilities.  She currently leads a weekly  youth sisters halaqa in Canton, MI since 2016.

Contact: Islamichealtheducation@gmail.com

IG:  @Islamichealthseries