Ghazala Salam is a visionary, a creative and energetic leader inspiring action and leading change. Founder of MAWA, a grassroots initiative helping American Muslim women connect, learn and grow. A community forum, that brings together Muslim women from different walks of life as one voice, to promote education, equality, equity and peace for all of humanity. She believes that through education, Muslim women will be empowered to transform archaic, culture based interpretations of women’s status, to the betterment of themselves and their communities. She is a community relations professional serving on the Broward Commission of Status for Women and a founding broad member of the Muslim Social Services of South Florida.