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

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Naazlish YarKhan (48) talks to her son, Yousuf Khan (18), about starting his first year in college at Northern Illinois University during the COVID-19 pandemic. They talk about how the pandemic has affected their lives and their beliefs about social...

Friends, Reshma Kamal [No Age Given] and Ramatouli Deen (43), look back on their childhoods in India and The Gambia, describe their experiences immigrating to the United States, share how their role models have shaped who they are today, and...

Syma Mohammed (33) talks with new friend, Yasmeen Kadouh (25), about her podcast, Dearborn Girl, which encourages self-empowerment for Arab and/or Muslim women through storytelling.

Dr. Mohammad Al-Shroof [no age given] is interviewed by his friend and colleague Soumaya Khalifa [no age given] about his life as a physician during the COVID-19 pandemic, his migration journey from Jordan to the U.S., his professional achievements, and...

Husband and wife, Thaddeus Shakoor (79) and Beheejah Shakoor (80), talk about when they first met and reflect on their relationship over the years.

Stephanie Ngom (45) talks with her husband, Fallou Ngom (50), about his experiences in the United States after moving to the US from Senegal at age 25.

One Small Step conversation partners Ruth Cain [no age given] and Salma Hussein [no age given] discuss their work as social workers, their marriages, and their faith/spirituality.

One Small Step conversation partners Carolyn Young [no age given] and Hawwa Youngmark [no age given] discuss navigating their different identities, dealing with tragedy, their faith, and their shared love of comic books.

Ahmed "Flex" Omar (39) interviews Nedal Kawash (28) about his early life in Jordan, immigrating to the Chicago suburbs as a teen, adapting to the US, and his life since.

Long-time friends Moury Khan (27) and Kasia Gumowski (27) discuss different phases of their friendship, memories made in middle school and high school, and how their respective cultural backgrounds influenced their experiences growing up.