- Sister Aminah Assilmi was a Southern Baptist, a radical feminist and a broadcast journalist.
- She discovered Islam in college while trying to convert others to Christianity.
- She accepted Islam in 1977 and presently, she is an ambassador of Islam.
- She was married and had three children, when her husband asked for a divorce, as she adjusted her life style to Islam.
- Subsequently, the courts denied her custody of her children because of her conversion, unless she gave up Islam, which she refused to do.
- Upon deciding to wear the hijab, she lost her job as an award-winning broadcaster in Denver. Since then, her ex-husband, her children, and her parents - ALL have embraced Islam (Allahu Akbar!)
- She is currently the Director of International Union of Muslim Women.
- She travels extensively speaking on college campuses, increasing public awareness and understanding of the faith.