As the Veil Turns

As the Veil Turns is a photography, video and oral history series about Black women who converted to Islam prior to 1975 and founded many of America's oldest still-existing Muslim communities. I photographed and interviewed the women in my mosque community to capture their stories and share their experiences from their own voices and perspectives. I chose to photograph my subjects in 35mm Black and White film to preserve the association of their representation with the notion of historical preservation. Each woman sits in a meditative or worshipful position associated with Islamic rituals of dhikr or salat. Each As the Veil Turns limited edition photograph print is signed by the artist and numbered.