Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 — 10:00 AMMuslim Women Entrepreneurs
Forum talks with a group of local Muslim women who have started social or business ventures. We find out about their lives and careers — and common misconceptions about their faith. Download MP3.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests: Amra Tareen (venture capitalist and founder and CEO of Allvoices, a new social media site), Dian Alyan (founder and president of the GiveLight Foundation, a crisis relief organization seeking to create durable orphanages in response to natural disasters), Farhana Khera (executive director of Muslim Advocates, a charitable organization dedicated to advocacy and education), and Shaherose Charania, director of product strategy for the telecommunications startup JAJAH, and founder of Women 2.0, an organization promoting the collaboration and growth of women in entrepreneurship.