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Kamila Ataee is a student at Southern New Hampshire University. In her narrative, she recounts her journey from an isolated mountaintop village in Afghanistan to a bustling New England college campus. At each step in her story, she faces challenges and complex questions on her identity and integration.   Traveling and exploration have attracted me […]

Shannon Melero is the Co-founder and Creative Director of MissMuslim, an online web portal that aims at providing a collective experience for women of all backgrounds. Here, she shares her story in belonging and carving out an identity for the Latino American Muslim population.   “So you’re not Catholic? But your family’s Catholic right?” This

Raheleh Zomorodinia is an Iranian artist and photographer who now lives in the Bay Area. She studied Multimedia at Berkeley City College and received her MFA in New Genres at San Francisco Art Institute.  Her works have been exhibited internationally. In her narrative she reflects on moving from repressive Iranian society to one of the

Dr. Bhatti is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Biomedical Research Scientist specializing in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, where she also serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Center’s Dean McGee Eye Institute. She received her medical degree from the prestigious Aga Khan Medical College. As she explains

Omar Sediqe is an Ohio native, college student, and holds a passion for classical Afghan music and literature. Here, he shares his narrative on balancing an American identity with his Afghan cultural heritage.   Have you ever had a time in your life when you think about who you are as a person and how

Mizanur Rahman Kiron, is a disability women’s rights activist and founder and president Physically-challenged Development Foundation (PDF). Mizanur is originally from Bangladesh, and is currently residing in Princeton, NJ  completing his fellowship with Community Options, Inc. Read his recent cover story on the The Daily Star, and his articles; The Map of the Differently-abled & Focus on the

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