Mona Haleem and Noor Haleem

Recorded July 8, 2021 35:18 minutes

Id: mby020857

Mona Haleem (44) interviews her mother, Noor Haleem (66), about faith, family, migration, and the ways she wants her legacy to live on.

MH prompts NH to talk about her father's first visit to the United States and the impressions he was left with.

”The trust in humanity is not for the years we are alive, trust in humanity is until the world lives,” NH says of trust.

“How would you say your faith has been steady for you… and how has it evolved?” Mona asks.

MH and NH reflect on when NH was diagnosed with cancer 15 years ago.

MH asks NH if she has qualities of NH’s parents.

MH and NH discuss being Muslim immigrants and reading the ingredients on packaged foods.

“You are a very goofy person, where does your goofy side come from?” MH asks.

NH speaks on her uncle, who she respected second only to her father.

“The best legacy anyone can leave behind is their children,” NH says.