January 31, 2017

Amani-Nzinga Jabbar is a teacher, writer, and public speaker. She holds a BA and MA in English Literature. Her articles have appeared in publications such as Halal Consumer Magazine. Her personal narratives, creative non-fiction essays, and fiction stories currently focus on helping other women find strength in the midst of struggle. Through a matching grant […]

Sadruddin Noorani is a Pakistani-American immigrant, and arrived to the United States at the age of 23 in San Diego, CA. Here, he describes his journey and how America became home.   I actually did not come to America to live or study in the USA. I was working in the merchant navy and my

Naheed Hasnat Senzai is the author of award winning SHOOTING KABUL, chosen by the Asian Pacific Librarians Association as their Young Adult Literature winner and an NPR’s Backseat Book Club pick, along with Edgar Award nominee SAVING KABUL CORNER and YALSA pick TICKET TO INDIA. She spent her childhood in San Francisco, Jubail, Saudi Arabia