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Maesha Meto
This interview is with Maesha Meto, a public affairs grad student and activist in Austin, TX. Maesha talks about her childhood experiences as a young immigrant, such as learning English and feeling alienated from her peers. She shares stories of the…
Tags: 9/11, 9/11 in the classroom, Activism, Austin (Texas), Bengali-Americans, Bullying, Community, Culture shock, Discrimination, Education, English as a Second Language (ESL), Foster care, Immigrant parents, Immigrants, Immigration, Incarceration, Islam, Islamophobia, Language, Media, Moving, Muslims, New York, News, Police reform, Qur'an, Social media, Students, The Bronx (New York), The University of Texas at Austin, Umrah
Shadia Igram
This interview is with Shadia Igram, founder and executive director of Muslim Space in Austin, TX. Shadia speaks about how her experience growing up in a close and vibrant American Muslim community inspired her to create Muslim Space. She talks about…