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Dr. Simi Rahman holds an MBBS degree from the prestigious Aga Khan University Medical College, in Karachi, Pakistan, and Pediatric Residency at Jacobi Medical Center, The Bronx, New York. She is a mentor to 1st and 2nd Year medical students at the Keck School of Medicine, and trains future Pediatricians at LA County and USC

 Hanan Yahya, a senior at the University of Michigan­Ann Arbor studying Social Theory and Practice with a concentration in Urban Studies; and minors in Entrepreneurship and Community Action and Social Change. You can follower her on Instagram  @#theeBlaze Born in Yemen, I moved to the United States at 3 years old along with my 8

Nangyalai Attal is a UN Youth Courage Award Recipient, and an advocate for global education. His inspiring StoryCorps recording session for “Muslim American Journeys” can be heard via the audio player at the bottom of the page.   I was born in the Khawat Valley, 60 miles south of Kabul,  Afghanistan. I went from being a shepherd to

Dr. Shahnaz Khan is a physician and Founding Member of Pakistani American Association of Tampa Bay. She served on the Board of PAKPAC, and is also a Founding Member of the Human Development Foundation. She is a Life Member of APPNA, past President of FJMC Alumni, Founding Member and past President of APPNA FL Chapter,

Nangyalai Attal is a UN Youth Courage Award Recipient, and an advocate for global education. His inspiring StoryCorps recording session for “Muslim American Journeys” can be heard via the audio player at the bottom of the page.   I was born in the Khawat Valley, 60 miles south of Kabul,  Afghanistan. I went from being a shepherd to

Omar Al-Fotihi is a human rights advocate, investigative journalist, and filmmaker originally from Yemen. He works at Human Rights Watch as Assistant Creative Coordinator for Development and Global Initiatives. In The Alchemist, a best-selling novel by Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho, Santiago the shepherd sets off on a journey to a land beyond the sea. His

Omnia Hegazy is a musician and song-writer. She grew up in New York City. A citizen of the world, with a passion for music and storytelling, Omnia shares her unique narrative incorporating music, mixed heritage, belonging, and identity. I am an American of many identities. My father is an Egyptian Muslim and my mother is Brooklynese,

Sabah Fakhoury is a Dearborn, Michigan native, CEO and Founder at Sabah Communications. She is an observer, writer,  reporter and a communicator of trends, ideas and issues in business, education, and religion that crosses geographical boundaries. It took me 35+ years of struggling to overcome what I saw as abuses within my own family, in

A native of Mogadishu, Hibo Wardere lives with her husband and seven children in London, where she works as a teaching assistant at a local primary school. As a childhood survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM) who has at last begun to speak publicly about her ordeal, Hibo is on a mission to educate students