Islamic religion follower Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s daughter, Habiba, was born in the District of Columbia on 15th May 1972 as the first child of her parents. Like all the other insular community’s kids, Habiba attended home school. Along with it, she also practiced Islam, including dressing traditional Muslim attire.
Habiba Alcindor’s childhood was a bit full of family dramas. Her father, Kareem, told her mother Habiba Sr. his wish for a divorce when she was just six years old in 1978. Upon the insistence of Kareem, her parents dissolved their marriage through a religious ceremony. Habiba stayed far from her dad after that with her mother. The official separation of Habiba’s mom and dad only got finalized in March 1983, five years after the religious divorce ceremony.
The gorgeous and talented daughter of Kareem, Habiba, graduated from her high school in 1989, the year when her father Kareem retired from sports. She got honored with a writing award during her graduation. Later, she entered the University of California for her further studies. In 1995, Kareem’s little girl left Los Angeles to join Oberlin College. There, she completed her degree in Creative Writing in 1997.
During the college days, Habiba earned as a waitress, a housekeeper, and a cashier to support herself while there. After graduating at the age of twenty-five, she shifted to New York City to flourish in her career.
