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Throughout the ages, from the earliest days of Islam to contemporary times today, Muslim women have been and continue to be active leaders in their communities and countries across the world. This directory is a growing archive of leading Muslim women scholars, activists, writers, politicians, artists, religious and spiritual leaders, civil society leaders and more. Please contribute to this archive by suggesting Muslim women to be featured through our recommendation form.

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Shahnaz Taplin-Chinoy

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Known For: Executive Director - Shahnaz Taplin-Chinoy and Associates
Country: United States

About

Currently, Shahnaz Taplin Chinoy is a co-founder and board chair of the Muslim Women’s fund, which seeks to educate and economically empower Muslim women. Additionally, she blogs on Muslim women’s issues and her posts appear in the Huffington Post, Alternet, and Ms. Ms. Taplin Chinoy specializes in strategic communications and focuses on women’s, children’s and environmental issues. Recently, she interviewed 100 women in different Muslim countries for a book on women’s Islam, which she is working on. She started her career as Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Planned Parenthood in San Francisco and then worked as a consultant for the American Civil Liberties Union and the Goldman Environmental Prize, among others.

In India, Ms. Taplin Chinoy provided trainings for NGOs in media advocacy on key social issues, which were funded by the Ford Foundation, OXFAM, UNICEF and the Center for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA, funded by USAID). She published a study, entitled, Silicon Valley Indian Americans Care, Commit and Contribute. She coordinated a “waiting child” program for CBS TV for 15 years in San Francisco which focused on recruiting foster and adoptive parents for children in need. In 2008, she was an executive producer for a BBC TV and radio series on Women’s Islam.

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