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JAMELLA A. JIHAD

Mrs. Jamella A. Jihad, a native of Atlanta has served the

community for over twenty-five years developing and

leading projects for Non-Profit Organizations. She is

Founder/President of The Halal Businesses, Inc., and

cofounder of The Halal Newsweek. Mrs. Jihad founded

Islamic Crisis Emergency Response System, Inc. (ICERS),

providing over 200 families with crisis housing, food

and clothing. In 2008, ICERS merged with SHARE-

Atlanta to continue its valuable work. Among her many

contributions are a virtual office to provide work-from-

home opportunity for mothers, the Imam Siraj Wahhaj

Production, LLC, the West End Summer Camp,

Ummie’s Place (children clothing store), Lady In The

Shoe, Inc and Muslims In Hip Hop, whose first show in

2003 made history! Mrs. Jihad also directed community

programs such as Drug & Crime Prevention Program for

Children & Youth and Children’s Task Force, for job

readiness to assist juveniles in Fulton and DeKalb

Counties. For her project, Teens of Georgia Temp

Services that help employ over 800 teens and adults,

Mrs. Jihad received a recognition award from The

Kellogg Foundation. She is a devoted wife of Imam Siraj

Wahhaj, a proud mother of six children and a

grandmother of thirteen grandchildren. Mrs. Jihad

enjoys gardening and writing non-fiction and fiction

stories, including The Summer of ’89 (2009) and Bury

Me As A Muslim (2018).

Sin Is A Trillion Dollar Industry explores the social

dilemma of how America is making its money

while challenging American Muslims, Christians,

and the Jewish community to save America’s

people from self-destruction. Jihad believes that

Islam is the solution for America