“We Carry All These Different Hijabs”: An Interview with Hazel Gómez
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Hazel Gómez is a board member for Rabata, a network of female Muslim scholars dedicated to educating Muslim women around the world. Gómez, who is also a community organizer, has been involved with Rabata for many years, studying with various scholars through the organization’s academic institute. In this interview, Gómez highlights how her faith plays a central role in the philanthropic and civic work she does, especially as it pertains to integrating Islamic
principles and teachings into her community organizing. Gómez specifically cites a saying of the Prophet Muhammad that highlights
the importance of ensuring people have basic rights such as a home, clothing, food, and water as well as a Quranic injunction that different
people, from different places should “get to know one another.” This interview was conducted by Ken Chitwood via Zoom on December 2,
2022. It has been edited for clarity and length.
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