Mrs. Audrey Zahra Williams, the Principal of Al-Amal School, will be retiring after an illustrious career spanning over 25 years in the service of Islamic education in the United States.  Mrs. Williams is one of the founders of Al-Amal School and its first administrator. 

For more than 25 years  she has been involved in different capacities in private Islamic educational institutions around the country. Educated at Macalester  College (St. Paul, Minnesota) and the University of Illinois (Chicago, Illinois), she holds a Masters in  Educational Leadership and Administration, and an undergraduate degree in child studies, education, and  psychology.

Since 1992, she has been in administration, or has been teaching, at Islamic schools in Minnesota, Illinois,
and Ohio.  She also served as the principal of Islamic Foundation School, Universal School, Toledo Islamic
Academy, and MCC School.

Her outside commitments include being an educational consultant for the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), helping new Islamic schools with principal and teacher development, and serving on the Board of the Council of Islamic Schools of North America (CISNA). Sr. Zahra has served on the Illinois Department of Education Accreditation Teams, Advanced Ed - NCA (IL) Accreditation Teams and Middle States Commission Team (NY) evaluating other Islamic schools.

The American Muslim community is indebted to Mrs. Williams for her immense contribution to the cause of Islamic schools in the country. 

Mrs. Williams will be still involved with Al-Amal School after her retirement and plans to teach English in middle school. The school is grateful for her continued involvement and looks forward to benefiting from her immense wisdom, expertise, and passion for Islamic education.

On behalf of the Al-Amal School board, I thank Mrs. Williams for being the cornerstone of the school, a pillar of strength, and a great source of inspiration to all stakeholders.

Zafar Siddiqui

Chairman of the Board

Al-Amal School