YASR 2022 SPEAKERS
YASR is a four-day fun-filled, spiritual, social and professional development get-away. The concept of the retreat is to create a harmonious atmosphere where everyone feels welcome, develop themselves and network. View Program ScheduleDonate
Imam AbdulKabeer Ishola
Imam Abdulkabeer is one time Amir of Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. He’s currently the publisher of Jum’ah Nuggets on Medium – a weekly Islamic newsletter helping Muslims become better. He’s equally an ardent dai’ big on a journey of climbing spiritual heights. He also serves a Khatib to various local masjid and loves to connect people to Allah, follow the Sunnah and revive Islamic mannerism in the community. He is passionate about writing and reading.
Dr. Latifat Cabirou
Dr. Latifat Caribou is an assistant professor of counseling psychology at Auburn University. She conducts research focused on immigrant racial, ethnic, and cultural minority experiences, and mental health help-seeking attitudes and behaviors. Dr. Cabirou also has a private practice where she provides therapy services to adolescents and adults, as well as mental health and diversity consultation services to community organizations.
Dr. Adeyinka Laiyemo
Adeyinka O. Laiyemo, MD, MPH obtained his medical degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria and completed his Internal Medicine and gastroenterology training at Howard University Hospital in Washington DC, USA. He subsequently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Cancer Prevention at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA from 2005 – 2009. During this fellowship, he obtained a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree with concentration in epidemiology and biostatistics from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and gastroenterology and joined the Howard University College of Medicine faculty in January 2010. He is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine.
In his leisure, he writes on contemporary issues. He is an author of three romantic comedy novels on Amazon.com.
1. Three Guys Talking: My wife of my children’s mother?
2. Three Guys Talking: When ladies fight back
3. Three Guys Talking: The romantic tragedy
He is currently working on his fourth novel which entitled “Silent Cries: The ideal orphanage”. Dr Laiyemo says “When I grow up, I want to be a movie star and possibly play James Bond in Africa.”