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Yasmeen Munasser (25) has a conversation with her mentor Kalid Loul (32) about her journey as a Yemeni-Muslim American woman working in computer science, some of the challenges she has confronted in her path, and her experiences mentoring other women.

One Small Step conversation partners Alana Ramadan (60) and Carol Johnson (80) talk about their childhood and family backgrounds, their relationship to their faith and spirituality, their political beliefs, and the future of the United States.

Lani Habrock (36) interviews her colleague Imam Imad Enchassi (57) about his childhood on a refugee camp in Lebanon and his interfaith work.

Mouna Abdelhamid (55) speaks with her daughter Jumana Ibrahim (20) about her childhood, their family, and the Palestinian diaspora.

Zaheer Faruqi (66) is interviewed by his daughter Reem Faruqi (35) about some of his adventures as a young adult when he moved to the U.S. as a student, his interest in aviation, being profiled for his Muslim identity after...

Shaniah Williams (21) and her wife Amari Sanford (21) talk about their relationship and their use of dating apps like Tinder.

Atra Flemons (61) interviews her friend Khadijah Shabazz (62) about her experience with mass incarceration and how she has become an advocate for families who have lost loved ones to police violence.

Mohannad Malas (67) talks to his niece, Yasmine Malas (23), about growing up in the Middle East, his education, his family's business, emigrating to the US, and his passion for real estate.

Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz (39) talks with her mother, Pouran Khavar (67), about her childhood in Tehran, Iran, and how everything changed.

Hosai Hesham (43) speaks with her father Hashim Hesham (70) about their work as doctors treating COVID-19 patients and share memories and reflections from their life in Pakistan and Afghanistan before moving to the United States.

Saloumeh Bozorgzadeh (40) is interviewed by new friend Summer Cody (23) about her path to becoming the president of the Sufi Psychology Association and what there is to learn and gain from blending Sufi spirituality and psychology.

Kalid Loul (32) talks to his colleague, Ahmed Flex Omar (38), about his childhood in New Jersey, living in Syria from the ages of 10-14, the difference in education between the US and Syria, his career interests, and starting his...

Zena Ozeir (29) talks with her aunt Jumana Salamey (38) about her college experience, graduating law school, and moving back to her hometown of Dearborn after school. She shares memories of her political activism and talks about her current work...

Andrew McDonald (24) talks with his colleague Alizeh Haider (20) about her background and experience as a Shia Muslim woman who moved from Toronto to Houston, TX.

Kingdawud Burgess (42) is interviewed by his attorney Imran Syed (37) about his early childhood and about his experience being incarcerated. He also talks about converting to Islam and becoming a published author.

Donna Schminkey [no age given] interviews her mentee, Mubara Mayar (15), about her life in Kabul, Afghanistan and her life in Harrisonburg, Virginia now. Mubara describes the differences between Afghanistan and the United States and talks about her hopes for...

One Small Step partners George Dow (66) and Mahdee Abdullah (56) discuss their families, their faith, and their hopes for their children and grandchildren.

Tarik Mahdi (36) and friend Yusuf Al-Rahman (41) exchange stories about the micro-aggressions they dealt with as Black Muslim men and experiences where they challenged the ignorance around them.

One Small Step conversation partners Natya Stroud (43) and Fawzia Khan (56) discuss family, career, and faith journeys. They share their approach to the politics & their hopes for the future of this country.

Sisters Nina Nirvana Moshefi (41) and Anna Padideh Moshefi (38) interview Commissioner Khadijah Abdur-Rahman (59) about her life, her election in 2020 to the Fulton County Commission as the first Muslim woman elected in Georgia, and how the three of...

Maali Luqman (36) speaks with her sister-in-law Rasheda Al-Asbahi (37) about their experiences as Muslim women in the United States, their family history, heroes, and role models, and their reflections from parenthood and teaching.

Sami Hussain Ismat (28) is interviewed by his partner Amira Hegazy (27) about growing up in Damascus, Syria, the community building around food in Syrian culture, exploring his identity through the arts, and how the Syrian diaspora is forging a...

Zareen Jaffery (42) talks to her friend Huda Al-Marashi (43) about how the lack of diverse representation in books they read growing up inspired them to go into publishing and writing respectively; challenging stereotypes in publishing - particularly about a...

Sara Deen (41) and her friend Munir Shaikh (53) recall their first meeting, and discuss how Muslim-American culture and identity have changed, from their parents' generation, to their own, to their children's.

Kenyatta Bakeer (50) interviews her father, Donald Bakeer (77), about meeting and falling in love with her mother, his work organizing for Black liberation, and his writing.