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Miriam Aydoun

“It's never one woman in your path. It's never just one woman. I would say, if there is anybody, I would say it's like the whole feminine energy as a whole.”

Miriam Aydoun

Miriam Aydoun is a founder of Muslims for Just Futures, a grassroots organization based in the DC Metro area that builds power within the Muslim community through advocacy, organizing, collective care and movement building. Its economic justice work includes mutual aid, through organizing, training, and preparing the next generation of Muslim women organizers and leaders. Thriving Futures is the first guaranteed income that is a hundred percent fully funded by the community in the DC area.

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