About the Author

The author of Raggiungere is Cassandra Rochelle Williams. She is a young convert to Islam living in Southern California and working as an attorney and a radio show host.

Education:
She graduated with two Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of California, San Diego in 2002 in the areas of Political Science: International Relations and World Religions. She then went on to study law at Pepperdine University where she graduated in 2006 with her Juris Doctor and a Masters in Dispute Resolution. Cassandra has most recently received a Certificate in International Conflict Ananlysis from the United States Institute of Peace in January 2007. She also is a host on a daily radio show called The Block talking about issues dealing with progressive politics, lifestyle, the environment, entertainment, and sports. She does not claim to be a scholar of Islam, but rather a mere student who most likely benefits more from researching and blogging than all her readers combined.

Community Involvement:
Cassandra enjoys being involved in many wonderful Muslim communities, including those of Los Angeles, Irvine and San Diego. She has hosted halaqas for the sisters at UCLA. She has also spoken at universities across Southern California about her conversion and other topics relating to Islam. She is a community activist and has helped organize many Islamic conferences and seminars. Cassandra spends most of her leisure time with family and friends, attending lectures, conferences, political/activist rallies, volunteering, playing sports, and traveling.

Hopes & Dreams:
Cassandra hopes to become a better Muslim through reading others’ blogs, interacting with other amazing Muslims, teaching and learning more about Islam each day. She hopes to one day have a beautiful Muslim family. In the meantime, she will just keep…

….writing…….praying……reading……loving…..sharing…….dreaming….