“Spread love, find peace...”

The tradition I carry on is ramadan. growing up in a muslim household, this holy month of fasting is significant and beautiful. the tradition i will carry on is fasting and sitting together as a family while we eat a feast at sundown and coming together...

The tradition I carry on is The tradition I carry on is supporting women, specifically MOMs. There is a saying by Prophet Muhammad, "Paradise lies beneath the feet of our Mothers." I watched my single MOM of three juggling two jobs while giving...

.I was raised to believe that everyone deserves to have their rights represented. When I was a senior at Clifton High School, I decided to start with representing the rights of my community. I led the effort to declare Eid al-Adha ( a Muslim...

You don't know what it's like to be a Muslim who doesn't want to live with the expectations of what the life of a Muslim should look like. To not want to have kids of my own, or even a partner of the opposite sex. To...

My American story started when I dragged my parents to the public library to get my own library card in the first grade. From there, I devoured everything by authors near and far. From L.M. Montgomery to Mildred D. Taylor - I found kinship in literature...

My American story started when M*A*S*H was the most popular show on TV. When someone lit up Debby Boone's life. When Bicentennial coins came out and Elvis left the building. These aren't my first memories, but they are the ones from which began to spring my...