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Moon Khan is an IT consultant and founding president of the Minority Leadership Alliance.  In his story, which was originally published in the Chicago Tribune, he shares how he has learned to find pride in every aspect of his identity. 
 In the post-9/11 America, Muslims are seriously perplexed with their identity issue. Outside their […]

Emad Shahnooshi is an Iranian American student. Here, he recounts his own identity and journey in being accepted as a part of his community.   I was born in Esfahan, Iran to an amazing and loving family. So loving that they sacrificed everything for me, from seeing their families, their friends, and their entire life

Samreen Ahsan is an award winning novelist and a writer. A Prayer Series is her first story about paranormal events based on Islamic concepts. Her new book: Once Upon A [Stolen] Time is a romantic fantasy fairy-tale, and she is also the  official judge of 2015 World’s Best Story. Here, Samreen recounts her own identity

Often the only Muslim women at their workplaces – Marwa is a speech therapist and Aateka works in human resources – they’ve become used to questions about Muslim culture, especially now that their fashion blog reach thousands of eyeballs. Below is their exclusive Q&A with MALA on their identity and how they’ve adapted to criticism

Shahab Siavash, creator of MALA’s logo, has used art to overcome tragedy. In his story he shares his progression as an artist and how his technique has grown over time.   Born in Tehran, Iran, and growing up in Rasht, the most influential experience in my life was finding out that, since I was born,

Zainab Naziri’s passion for education and a better life for herself and others around the world has pushed her to find a home even when she’s far from her own. In her story she shares how she has overcome challenges associated with being a foreigner in a new country and how that has shaped her

Fariba Nawa, an award-winning Afghan-American journalist and author, rarely sees men and women interact at parties in her Afghan-American community. In her story she shares why she has had enough of the segregation and why she thinks it should change. Read the original article here. It’s the same scene over and over: men and women

Stacy Parker Le Melle is the Communications Director of the Afghan Women’s Writing Project, whose mission is to support the voices of women with the belief that to tell one’s story is a human right. “We had just one agenda: proving women’s voices mattered.” Public life can be scary. Standing up and saying, “I believe

Khitam Masoud is a cancer survivor and marathon runner. Here, she shares her own personal story in how the tests and trials in her life have emerged her with strength that she is now ready to share with others. Her campaign, Blessons, can be supported here.   My name is Khitam Masoud. Those of you

After suffering from an accident as a child, in the middle of a war-torn Iraq, Hanen Alkhafaji realized very early she wanted to help others. In her story she shares bits and pieces of her journey, and you can click here for the full story. When I was 2 years old, I lived in Iraq