Samaa Abdurraqib

Samaa Abdurraqib

Queer Spirit Podcast

Samaa Abdurraqib, an African American Muslim feminist, was born in New York, grew up in Ohio, and earned her Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Samaa came to Maine in 2010 as an assistant professor at Bowdoin College. Currently, she’s the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. In that role, she shares information with immigrants and others regarding the programs and resources available to people experiencing intimate partner violence. She also serves as the Executive Director of the Maine Humanities Council.

Samaa’s writings and public talks include these titles: “On Being Black and Muslim: Eclipsed Identities in the Classroom,” 'I Speak for Myself: American Women on Being Muslim,' “The Sacred and the Sexual,” and “My Faith, My Feminism: How Islam Has Shaped My Activism.”

Marvin Ellison and Tamara Torres-McGovern

Samaa Abdurraqib