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Nihal Al Qawasmi is the Co-founder and Editorial Director of Miss Muslim, an inclusive online platform that takes charge with conversations about love, sex, fashion, politics, and more. Here, she shares her story as a ground-breaking connector, which ultimately led her to create a thriving community through vibrant story-telling and engaging teamwork.   I identify […]

These days, young Americans often believe they have a choice to make. They can choose faith, or they can choose science, but they can’t choose both. Ermin Tale disagrees. While he continues to study science, something he has been passionate about for years, religion is still a large part of his personal enrichment. In his

Dalia Shehata shares her journey as an American born Egyptian Muslim. She recounts the pride in her cultural heritage, and finding faith through love and gratitude. My name is Dalia Shehata. I am a 23-year-old college graduate working as a Recruiter in Allentown, Pennsylvania. I am also Muslim. Identity is something that I have always

Najah Abdul-Qawiyy’s childhood wasn’t easy. From bullying due to her race, ethnicity and religion to physical disabilities, she was pushed to overcome a number of obstacles before graduating high school. But these experiences taught her an important lesson, and in her story, she shares that with you. Who am I? That is a question I

Anup Desai is the CEO and Managing Director of rentah.com. He is also an adjunct professor at the City University of New York. Here, Anup shares his perspective on creating identities that are focused more on similarities and shared human experiences.   Identity means so much to me. My name is Anup Desai and you

Colette Ghunim is of Palestinian descent, and created a documentary, “The People’s Girls,” to showcase what it’s like for a woman to walk by herself down a bustling street in Cairo, Egypt – the blatant stares, the ongoing harassment. The momentum from her short film led to her creating a community, where no one has

Fatima Lodhi is the founder of Dark is Divine, a global anti-colorism campaign. In her story she shares how a negative self-image due to discrimination weakened her as a child but has given her power to transform society as she has grown up.   Dark — a word that brings a tingle to the spine,

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