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Jasmina Bašić is a first generation Bosnian immigrant. She is a Loyola University Chicago alum and now works as an assistant editor. In her story, she reflects on her past and the many facets of her identity to discuss the pressure that many children of immigrants share – to make one’s parents proud.   I’m

Afra Ahmed shares how growing up around the world helped shaped his identity, as well as his perception of others. Afra is of Pakistani descent, born in Iran. At a young age, his family moved from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain, a country where he felt accepted due to its diversity. He describes his boarding school

What brought you to the United States originally? So I was born in D.C. but I never lived there, I spent like a month [there].  So I technically have an American passport, but I don’t identify with American culture.  I don’t really consider myself American, I didn’t grow up here.  I came here in search

Kendyl Noor Aurora is a modest fashion model based out of New York. In her daily life she studies journalism and documentary filmmaking with aspirations of writing for Al-Jazeera. She entered the modest fashion world after reverting to Islam with the desire to show another layer of diversity within the Muslim community as a heavily

Iman Abid is the Interim Director of the Genesee Valley Office of the New York Civil Liberties Union, working on issues from criminal justice reform to education reform. Before joining the NYCLU, Abid was working in the political field as a campaign manager for several upstate New York representatives. Her love for the public sector led her

Aya Razzaz is an international student who has lived in Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Jordan, and most recently, the United States.  Her story captures the struggle of navigating American culture as an Arab Muslim woman, and her tenacious resolve to educate, and build bridges between people from all different walks of life.  Aya currently studies at