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Amelah El-Amin

Amelah El-Amin is a mother, grandmother, and African American Muslim human rights activist. She has been serving our community for over 25 years. She co-founded Mu’eed, Inc, a non-profit which has coordinated Humanitarian Day in Oakland for the past 11 years, a program which services homeless residents and low-income children. In addition to feeding the hungry, she advocates for elderly. Amelah El-Amin is a correspondent for Oakland Voices.

Amelah's Latest Articles

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Wearing a COVID-19 mask triggers my trauma
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Opinion
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June 3, 2020

Being required to wear a face mask due to COVID-19 brings back a hard childhood memory.

How Oakland families are adjusting to the shelter-in-place
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COVID-19
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April 15, 2020

Oakland families are adjusting differently to the COVID-19 related shelter-in-place order. Amelah El-Amin profiles different families in East and West Oakland.

Six virtual places for Oakland residents to spiritually connect amid coronavirus lockdown
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COVID-19
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March 25, 2020

Six places of worship in Oakland providing virtual spiritual services during COVID-19 pandemic and Bay Area shelter-in-place.

Zarinah El-Amin Majied: Breaking the Chains of Intergenerational Trauma
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Family resilience
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January 27, 2020
The Honest Struggle documents challenges of returning home from prison
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Arts & Culture
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October 13, 2019
Talk of the Town: What do you love most about Oakland?
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News
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October 10, 2019
Doom, gloom on the streets of Deep East Oakland
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Neighborhoods
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August 1, 2019

Oakland Voices correspondent Amelah El-Amin walks you down a block in Deep East Oakland.

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