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Bihi fled from Somaliland due to war and conflict. In his eloquent story, he describes his journey to America, and how he remains committed to help his community overcome cultural and language barriers in Minneapolis. This story was recorded in partnership with StoryCorps and MALA. Production credits given to Sydey Jarol at StoryCorps in Chicago. […]

In his eloquent and poignant story, Zeshan describes his unique upbringing from South Asian parents. After studying Opera in college, he decided to blend an eclectic combination of his talents. A conservatory-trained vocal virtuoso, he is as home with classic and neo-soul as he is with ghazal, qawwali, gospel or opera. Zeshan recently performed for

Sharareh Drury’s first name means “sparkling flame”. She says her mom gave that name because she knew that Sharareh was going to be special. Sharareh is of mixed heritage — Her mom’s side of the family is from Iran and her dad’s side is from Ireland. She recently came to the StoryCorps booth in the

Farhana Rahman is an Online Marketing Director and Startup Mentor working out of New York City. She has been representing socially driven startups for over 5 years, and has been in the PR/Marketing industries for nearly 10 years. She currently works for ZCast- an app by Zula in the mobile broadcasting space, as the Director

 Imad Hamad is the founder and Executive Director of the American Human Rights Council (AHRC). The organization is dedicated to defending and protecting human rights as outlined in the U.S. Constitution and the United Nations 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The AHRC was formed to protect these rights and advocate for anyone whose

Soraya Deen is the founder of the Muslim Women Speakers Movement, and Co-founder of Peacemoms (Promoting Christian Muslim /Dialogue). She is a spiritual activist, lawyer, and author of PEACE MATTERS – Raising Peace Conscious children. Her vision is to create 10,000 VOICES OF HOPE. She brings together Muslim Women and women of all faiths empowering

Tayyib Mubarak Rashid moved with his family to the United States from Pakistan due to persecution. In an exclusive and poignant interview, Mr. Rashid discusses how he  ultimately enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in order to defend the Constitution of the United States.  He served five years of active duty. There has never

Nazila Jamshidi is an Afghan gender specialist and human/women’s rights activist. Since 2005 she has been assisting various governmental and non- governmental organizations such as Western Municipalities, the Department of Agriculture, Herat’s female prison, the Afghan Red Crescent Society, the UN and various NGOs to include a gender focus as part of their policies, strategies

Raquel Evita Saraswati is an American Muslim activist who focuses primarily on issues related to the status of women and girls in Muslim-majority societies and communities. She works to eradicate honor and gender-based violence (including female genital mutilation), end forced and child marriages, and protect the rights of ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities. Raquel has published in various

Maiden Syria’s co-founder, Maha Al-Barazi, volunteered for three weeks during the summer of 2015 teaching Syrian refugee kids in Istanbul, Turkey. During her trip, she met a woman named Um Mohammad, a Syrian refugee. Like many other women, she made scarves for a living along with her children. These women worked for a wage of 4