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Growing up Muslim post 9/11: My Religion in the Spotlight

Art, Columns, ProfilesBy AT Reader September 10, 2011 1 Comment

September 2001. For me, it marked turning ten, my family’s move from New York to California and my first time attending a public school after spending my childhood in a private Islamic school. It also happened to be the month where the actions of a few extremist individuals changed the lives of Muslim Americans forever.

Growing up Muslim post 9/11: Representing My Faith

Art, Columns, ProfilesBy AT Reader September 10, 2011 4 Comments

“Come on…get up…get up….HURRRYYY!” my dad was yelling at all of us, probably because we had all slept in again. I still wasn’t back on track with my schedule, getting over the jetlag from our summer travels, and really wasn’t looking forward to lugging my tired body over to school that day.