August 31, 2019

Beatrice Davis: Not Limited to Any Race But the Human Race In this narrative, Beatrice Davis describes growing up through a myriad of different cultures and how she joined the music industry in an age where women typically didn’t work. She tells the story of how being a citizen of the world shaped her understanding […]

Neiha Lasharie: Iqra, The Command To Read From the very beginning of Islam, it was our lot, as Muslims, to be hyper-aware of our identity. Just as the Prophet (PBUH) was forced to reconcile the truth shown to him with his heritage as part of the Banu Hashim clan and larger Quraysh tribe, so too

Nazifah Anjum: My Trip to Umrah I define myself as a Muslim and my faith has been a constant reassurance throughout my life. That being said, there were still times I would have doubts about certain rules in Islam, or why some things were the way that they were. However, an experience that changed the

Ali Hijazi: Challenges Through Adversities Growing up in a small city in California, I was always looked at as someone who was obviously different than everyone else. Being Lebanese American, it’s hard to make or even stay with friends with other people, and what hurt me the most is that I try too hard to

Humayra Himel: Endeavors Of All Sorts I am a Muslim, Indian-Bengali immigrant. I was born in a small town in Dinajpur. I am starting my MS in Biomedical Sciences and ultimately want to become a doctor. Growing-up, I saw many villages where people did not have enough food, proper housing, education, or healthcare. One such