She was the Program Director and an Adjunct Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Northern Virginia Community College as well as Adjunct Professor of Arabic Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. She developed courses in Arabic Studies that focus on the link between Islamic philosophy, language and culture. She also taught Islamic history, law and comparative religion at Wesley Theological Seminary and the Washington National Cathedral. She received her Ph.D. in Islamic Sciences from the International Islamic University in Malaysia. She is a researcher, social and community activist, and the first female jurist to serve on the board of the Fiqh council of North America. She also serves on the board of KARAMA.