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Tehmina Kazi

I was born in London in 1983, to liberal-minded Pakistani parents.  Apart from a one-year stint in Glasgow during the late Eighties, I have always lived here. Who are you? I was born in London in 1983, to liberal-minded Pakistani parents.  Apart from a one-year stint in Glasgow during the…

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Nadia Bazzy

My name is Nadia Bazzy, and I’m a Marriage and Family Therapist…I’m passionate about people living to their fullest potential, healing wounds, and transforming relationships.   Who are you? My name is Nadia Bazzy, and I’m a Marriage and Family Therapist. My family roots in the United States dates back…

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Top Ten List: Muslims Who Save Lives

<<From the altM archives>> Last month, Rolling Stone featured Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the cover of its magazine, triggering a firestorm of outrage and controversy. The move was widely experienced as an affront to all those whose lives were devastated by the Boston bombings. There is a concern that Tsarnaev and his ilk…

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Ayesha Mattu

I decided to ask American Muslim women and men in all their diversity to share their search for love, and the breadth and depth of human experience folded into that universal longing.   Who are you? I’m a mama, writer, and seeker who has been blessed to have the opportunity…

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Nura Maznavi

Things that I’m most proud of: the publication of Love, InshAllah and Salaam, Love and passing the California State Bar. Who are you? I am a Sri Lankan American California girl – I grew up in Southern California and have bounced around a bit since college, including DC, San Francisco,…

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Lena Khan

…I’m making a feature film, a dramatic comedy entitled THE TIGER HUNTER. First, I hope that it will simply be an entertaining and compelling film that will captivate audiences. But also, I want audiences to be exposed to a cast more diverse than they are used to – containing Chicanos,…

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Zahra Noorbakhsh

Spiritually, I am still very much Muslim and I invite others to establish their own definitions as well. The more complicated it gets, the more we break the monolith. [imagebox maintitle=”Contribute $0.25″ subtitle=”” image=”http://www.altmuslimah.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fundM_post_button.jpg” color=”black” space=”15″ link=” https://sparesense.com/pledge.php?id=16″]   Who are you? I am a Muslim Feminist Iranian-American comedian. I…

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Ishqr Diaries: My Time

I prayed out loud as my friends and I drove back from a woefully disappointing matrimonial mixer. I know it might seem dramatic, but the mixer was just the tip of the ice breaker. Each of us had our own tough experiences over the past few months

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