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Bio of Imam Tariq I. El-Amin

Imam Tariq I. El-Amin is the host of Radio Islam, the nations only daily Muslim Producd radio program airing on WCEV 1450am in Chicago,IL (6pm-7pm CST) and streaming live at www.wcev1450.com. Tariq has served as the Imam of Masjid Al-Taqwa since 2014, and is the founder and Executive Director of Bridging The Gap Inc, a non-profit social service organization which builds bonds of community through community service and dialogue. Tariq uses his platform to address the concerns of improperly served communities within the Chicagoland area through volunteerism and activism focusing on connectivity and justice. Tariq is a past appointee to former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn's Muslim Advisory Council, and is a past Convener of the Chicagoland Shura Council (the gathering of masaajid and organizations comprising the community of Imam Warith Deen Mohammed). He serves on various organizational boards that reflect his core values of service, education, and activism. When he's not engaged in community work, Tariq enjoys spending time with his wife of 17 years, and their three teenage daughters. In her past role as Director of Movement and Campaign Strategies at PANA, she helped to build a newly founded organization as she built grassroots community power through organizing, advocacy, alliance building, designing and implementing a civic engagement infrastructure in refugee communities, developing leaders, addressing hate crimes and using an integrated voter engagement strategy to build a visible refugee electorate. She continues to be engaged in and work on issues that address racial disparities, social injustices, equity and inclusion for marginalized communities. She is a former co-host on Flip the Script: The Future is Female podcast which lifts up women game changers and leaders in San Diego county. She also served as a member of the Strategic Council for statewide tables Mobilizing the Immigrant Vote and Steering Committee member for Power California as well as a representative on California Calls’ African-American Civic Engagement Program. Ismahan received her Bachelor’s in Human Biology from UCSD and a MA in Education with Concentration in Counseling from SDSU. She currently serves as the National Deputy Director for the Muslim American Society’s Public Affairs and Civic Engagement Department and also serves as the Executive Director at MAS PACE San Diego. Ismahan has received numerous recognitions and awards for her work including Assemblywoman Gonzalez-Fletcher’s 2018 Woman of the Year recognition, Power-Builder Award, recognized by NAACP for her service in the community, Moxie Theatre’s Women with Grit and Determination award, Youth Adult Ally 2019 and more. . As a frequent speaker in local and national platforms, Ismahan is passionate about working for justice and building an inclusive society.