"Navigating Challenges As A New Muslim" Khutbah by Connie Highberg (12/22/17)

Khateebah Connie Highberg delivers the 36th khutbah for The Women's Mosque of America on December 22nd, 2017. Connie shares the story of her recent conversion to Islam, as well as some of the challenges she has faced upon entering her new community of Muslims. Connie Highberg is a lifelong Southern Californian and recently retired high school AP Economics teacher. She has been attending The Women’s Mosque of America since the first Jumma’a service in January of 2015 and proudly recited shahada at the WMA that summer during Ramadan. As a lifelong feminist and veteran in the fight for women’s rights, her unexpected conversion to Islam at the age of 60 has presented a challenging reconciliation of two conflicting cultural experiences. She credits The Women’s Mosque of America and the brave women who are carving out a space of scholarship and leadership in the Muslim Ummah for empowering her in this beautiful journey.