Ms Tayyibah Taylor

Azizah Magazine, USA

Bio

Tayyibah Taylor is the founder, publisher and editor-in-chief of Azizah magazine.  Through Azizah, Tayyibah Taylor has realized her vision of providing a vehicle for the voice of Muslim women – a vehicle that portrays them accurately and shatters commonly held stereotypes. This work blends her passion for spirituality, dialogue and journalism. Before her involvement in publishing, Tayyibah Taylor worked as the administrator of the Islamic School of Seattle; an institution she helped found over 20 years ago.

For six years of her life, Tayyibah Taylor had simultaneous legal claim to residency in five different countries. This unique experience provided her with a lens through which she views the universe. She has presented workshops and lectures on Islam and Muslim women throughout the country, including the Society of Professional Journalists Conference, the Hands On Atlanta’s Martin Luther King Jr. Service Summit and the Harvard Divinity School’s Islam in America Conference.

Born on the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean, Tayyibah Taylor grew up in Toronto, Canada and studied biology and philosophy at the University of Toronto. She lived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for several years and attended King Abdul-Aziz University for Arabic and Islamic studies.

She sits on the board of the Georgia Council for International Visitors, the advisory board of the Southern Regional Council, an 84-year-old organization that promotes racial justice and democratic rights, and on the board of Crescent University Foundation, an organization seeking to establish America’s first Muslim-centered institution of higher learning and on the board of trustees for the Georgia Council for International Visitors. Most recently, Tayyibah Taylor received the 2003 Honoring Women in the Media Award from the Muslim Women’s League and the 2002 Hagar Achievement through Sacrifice Award from Sisters United in Human Service. She is a graduate of the Diversity Leadership Academy, Atlanta Class 2003. Tayyibah Taylor is the mother of five children.