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Aliya Ogdie Hassen (born Aliya Ogdie; April 30, 1910–May, 1990) was an important Arab-American Muslim woman. She fought for Muslim rights and feminism within Islam. Even as a child, she didn’t follow what was expected of her.[1] She wrote many works that focused on getting rid of false common ideas of Muslims, Arabs, and Muslim women.[2] She used quotes from the Holy Quran and the Prophet Muhammad as evidence.[2] Hassen also participated in protests to support Arabs.[3] Along with her husband, Ali Hassen, she started the Egyptian Arab American Seaman’s Society to spread the message of Islam to the wider public and support Arab-American Muslims.[3] She also began another organization, the Islamic Sorority, to give a safe space for Muslim women and their children to practice Islam.[3] Hassen held leading roles in other Islamic organizations, such as the Islamic Center of New York and the Federation of Islamic Associations.[3] Hassen became friendly with many important Muslim and Arab people, such as Malcolm X, and the Saudi prince Talal bin Abdulaziz.[3] She wrote multiple works about Muslim feminism, like “Feminine Participation in Islamic Affairs.”[2] Her work reached many people and changed their ideas on Arab-Americans, Muslims, and Islamic feminism.

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  1. "Arab women are as varied as their cultures". Detroit Free Press. April 18, 1985. p. 178.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "CONTENTdm". aanm.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Dolan, Thomas Simsarian (2020). "Aliya Hassen: Transnational Networks, Ecumenism and American Islam". Mashriq & Mahjar. Vol. 7, Iss. 1: 53–85 – via ProQuest. {{cite journal}}: |volume= has extra text (help)