Muslim women-led nonprofits are engaging in advocacy despite facing a surge in Islamophobia

Research shows discrimination often reduces civic engagement among marginalized groups. These women are bucking that trend.

By: Nausheena Hussain, Indiana University and Young-Joo Lee, Indiana University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 843

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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By Nausheena Hussain, Indiana University and Young-Joo Lee, Indiana University

Nonprofits led by Muslim women remain extensively engaged in a wide range of civic activities, even though 72% say they have experienced Islamophobia in their work.

That’s one of the main findings of the study that we conducted together. It is the basis of the applied research project – a type of dissertation – that one of us (Hussain) completed for her professional …

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