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Sarah Aburumuh
This interview is with Sarah Aburumuh, a high school teacher in San Antonio, TX. Sarah describes growing up in her large Muslim family, memories of 9/11, and her decision to put on the hijab in middle school. She talks about her experiences as a…
Suleiman "Sal" Masoud
This interview is with Suleiman Masoud, an engineer and Palestinian immigrant living in El Paso, TX. Suleiman describes growing up in Palestine and Kuwait with details about his early education and village life. He talks about his decision to come to…
Tags: Arabic, Assimilation, Culture, Culture shock, Education, Engineers, Family dynamics, Immigrants, Immigration, Israel, Kuwait, Lamar University, Language, Muslims, Othering, Palestine, Palestinian-Americans, Six-Day War, The University of Texas at Arlington, TX - Denton, TX - El Paso, University of North Texas
Yasmeen Tizani
This interview is with Yasmeen Tizani, an architect and artist in Austin, TX. Tizani talks about growing up Muslim in Texas and shares the differences between her experiences of Islamic private school and Texas public school. She describes her…
Sandy "Sakinah" Gutierrez
This interview is with Sandy “Sakinah” Gutierrez, a Colombian-American revert to Islam and co-founder of the non-profit IslamInSpanish. Sakinah tells the story of being a spiritual seeker alongside her husband, and how the two ultimately found…
Tags: 9/11, Arabic, Colombian-Americans, Conversion, Converts, Diversity and inclusion, Egypt, Family dynamics, First-generation Americans, Graphic designers, Hijab, Hijabis, IslamInSpanish, Language, Latino Muslims, Non-profits, Qur'an, Spanish, Spiritual seeking, The Art Institute of Houston, TX - Alief, TX - Houston
Neda Hamid
This interview is with Neda Hamid, a Palestinian Muslim and recent Human Development and Family Sciences graduate from the University of Texas at Austin. Neda speaks to Islam being a very important part of their life and the subsequent ramifications…