Baktash Ahadi: Serving the Greater Good
Baktash Ahadi is currently an instructor at the Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute where he teaches diplomats about Afghanistan. Baktash holds degrees from The Johns Hopkins University and from …
Ramadan Story Collection
Mohammad Hashim Pashtun: Finding True Leadership
Mohammad Hashim Pashtun describes his journey from displacement to belonging — and back to displacement, and finally belonging again. I was born in Kandahar city, but only 6 months later, …
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Masoud Juya: A Life in Service to Humanity
Masoud Juya is pursuing a PhD at the University of North Texas through a Fulbright Scholarship. Here, he recounts his journey, and how it has shaped his commitment to public service. …
Kiran Ansari: Life Comes Full Circle with a Cyclical Ramadan
Kiran Ansari shares her love for the varying Ramadan calendar. I love how Ramadan comes at a different time each year. As Muslims follow the lunar calendar, Ramadan starts around …
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Shifat Salam: Gratitude and Empathy
Shifat Salam is a Bengali-American who lives in New York City. He is a graduate of Brooklyn College and works as a Software Engineer. This story is part of “American Muslims”, a …
Turiya Abdur-Raheem: The Perfect Pious People
English Teacher Turiya S.A. Raheem, who returned home to Atlantic City in 2008, is the author of “Growing Up in the Other Atlantic City: Wash’s and the Northside”, a look …
Yousef Askar: Holding Onto Memories
Yousef Askar is a 15-year-old high school student. He is the youngest of 5 children, born to Palestinian parents in Chicago. He aspires to become a firefighter and a servant …
Valeria Cueva: Living Life With Gratitude
Valeria Astudillo Cueva is originally from Ecuador and has been living in New York City for the past 5 years. She is currently studying Marketing at York College and is …
Mike Jaber: A Gym Changed My Life
A few years ago, Mike Jaber had lost his father and lost all hope. He was lost, unmotivated and unhappy. Then he joined a company that changed his life and …
Roya Naderi: Giving Back Where It Counts
Roya Naderi works for the Karam Foundation, which is on a mission to build a better future for Syria by eliminating barriers to success through innovative education, entrepreneurial development, and community-driven …
