Shirin Taber

Shirin Taber is the founder and executive director of Empower Women Media. Additionally, she is an international consultant, media producer and the author of Muslims Next Door (Zondervan/Harper Collins). With an Iranian Muslim father and an American Christian mother, she has lived in the United States, Europe and the Middle East.

With a background in writing, film, non-profits, and cross-cultural training, Shirin assists multiple organizations with digital media initiatives. The Los Angeles Times, Detroit Free Press, Seattle Times, Jerusalem Post, Christianity Today, NewYorkTimes.com and Religion News have featured her work to support women’s empowerment and inter-religious harmony. She has partnered with the George Bush Institute Women’s Leadership Initiative and the United Nations Office for Genocide Prevention to produce media projects focused on women’s rights and countering religious-based violence.

Currently, she directs the Abraham Women’s Alliance, Live What You Believe online certificate course, and leadership development training events in the Middle East, Pakistan and Nigeria. Shirin earned a BA in Literature and two Masters Degrees in Intercultural Studies. She speaks English, Farsi and French.

Contact Shirin atshirin@empowerwomen.media