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"When things go wrong, some people crumble. I get quiet, pray and think about the problem." Sumiyyah Abdur-Rasheed, Crescent Consulting, Inc. |
 PINK Goes Green: The Earth Issue    |
Above: The world's first female private space traveler Anousheh Ansari shatters stereotypes about Muslim women. FEATURE Six years after September 11th, Muslim businesswomen still have to educate and outperform their way past prejudice in the workplace. By Tayyibah Taylor Of the several million Muslims in the U.S., two-thirds were born here – like Sumiyyah Abdur-Rasheed, who wears a hijab over her head while troubleshooting computer glitches for Top 500 firms across the country, and . Find out how her religious beliefs are both a roadblock and a stepping stone on her way up the corporate ladder. Read "I Am Not a Terrorist" in the August.September issue of PINK (on newsstands now). |
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