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Asma Mohammed isn’t afraid to speak up. After spending her childhood thinking silence will be rewarded, she has spent her adult years fighting for the injustices she sees portrayed about the Muslim community. In her story she shares how she has shed her passiveness and how her roots empower her to do more. “Be careful […]

23-year-old Samanta Birto has known prejudice her whole life. But after converting to Islam, she found a new perspective on how to tackle it. In her story she shares how being a Dominican American has come with hardships, but how her faith has helped her overcome them. I am a 23-year-old, Dominican-American Muslim convert, born

Amina Khan is a student, aspiring journalist, and an oil painter.   Growing up, art had always been an outlet for me as I conditioned my skills from middle school to high school art. People, my friends, and family, praised my artwork and always encouraged me to keep creating; yet, I felt as if there

Farah Harb is a student at Loyola University Chicago, and currently an intern for MALA’s 2017 Fall Semester. She recounts her personal journey in reconciling with her identity from Egypt to Dubai and ultimately to the United States. If I could only put in words the excitement I felt as a nine-year old when my

Islam Ahmed is a woman, Muslim, African, Arab and American. It’s a unique identity and one that she used to believe meant the odds were never in her favor. In her story she shares how she has learned to appreciate each of her identity circles and how each works with one another, sometimes in harmony

Qasim Rashid is an attorney, author, and national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He is also the Executive Director of the American Muslim Institute for Advancement of Peace and Security. My family migrated here 30 years ago in 1987. My father is an imam and Islamic scholar in the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. The Ahmadiyya

Aleem Siddiqui Guiapal is a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow and is using his time in the U.S. and his resources from his fellowship to embrace and celebrate diversity while managing the relationship between the Philippines and United States. I have an Arab name. I am of Malay descent. I am from the Philippines. I am

Average Mohamed challenges intolerance through dialogue and narrative sharing. In doing so, it provides global youth with critical thinking tools that promote diversity and build community. In the interview below Mohamed Amin Ahmed shares why he created Average Mohamed, and how it’s changing the American Muslim narrative.   Describe Average Mohamed.Ahmed: Average Mohamed is just