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a man with classes and bald heard on the phone

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Joy, a Community Health Promoter in Uganda, checks in on a mom and her newborn.

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Tayba Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving individuals and families impacted by incarceration.

We believe in the power of human change through holistic education, guidance, and support.

Our work is organized into three interrelated program areas: Education, Life Skills, and Reentry.

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Why are there so many people (including Muslims) in US prisons?

Student Stories

Power of Change and Human Potential

Student stories from our incarcerated and released students.

Surah Luqman - A reflection by Ahmad Adisa

One of our top students, Ahmad, sent us this beautiful calligraphy, he accompanied it with this explanation…

Another small change, another big victory in Texas

One of the challenges of working in prisons across the entire country is that every state has its own rules and regulations. Having access to phone calls is a way to ensure we are getting through.

Muslims in Texas Prisons (Part 3)

A Christian chaplain reaches out to Tayba, requesting services for the Muslim community in his prison. This simple act of reaching out sparked a chain of events that led to something truly remarkable.

This sister is different

Jessica* is not the typical prisoner that we serve in reentry: she doesn't come from a life of poverty, she has attended college, and she has experience legally earning a living out in free society.

Muslims in Texas Prisons (Part 2)

There is a complex of women’s prisons out in the middle of nowhere in Texas. The nearest mosque is hours away.

Muslims in Texas Prisons (Part 1)

No books, no teachers, no programs. No access to a Muslim community. Yet despite that, there are people coming to Islam and holding on to their deen in these remote communities.

In Conversation: Nadir

Nadir, a determined student who had experienced incarceration, has made remarkable progress since our initial conversation before his release in 2019.