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Ahmed started with a vision in 1974 and has been working each day to realize it. Listen in on his over 30 year history at Islamic Society of North America and his work now at the Sterling Charitable Gift Fund.

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Aymann shares about his background and journey to working at Slate. You may know him from his series, ‘Who’s Afraid of Aymann Ismail?’ We talk about representation, telling authentic stories, and some causes he’s passionate about.

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Anwar Khan, Founder of OBAT Helpers shares about his journey in helping people in Bangladesh, where his family was from, and what it means to him in helping break the cycle of poverty. What started out as a mission to adopt a family became a multi million dollar operation.

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Ayaan is a 6th grader who volunteers and raises money for different causes through Action Aid & Direct Relief, two causes he’s learned about through family friends. Tune in to hear more about his role models and the work he’s doing.

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Dr. Hossam Fadel, and his son Mohammad, share the work they and Dr. Hossam’s wife, Dr. Skina Fadel, along with their other son Ayman Fadel, have done with the Fadel Educational Foundation.

They’ve provided over $1.6 million in scholarships since 1998 and have endowed their foundation through their will, insurance policies, and estate planning. Learn more about the Fadel Education Foundation!

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Abbas Mohamed, shares more on why he started Gathering All Muslim Artists and how it’s grown to three chapters across the country in Detroit, New York, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more about his interest in bees and being a Halal foodie advocate.

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Lujain works with the American Muslim Health Professionals as an Advocacy Intern and has been busy helping the National Muslim Covid-19 Task Force build connections with the House of Representatives and Senate. Lujain shares on the importance of having mentors and how AMHP is making a difference.

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Moina Shaiq has lived in Fremont, CA for over 35 years and has been involved with the community through politics, interfaith work, and being a natural leader. She started an initiative called Meet A Muslim to help combat stereotypes and give an opportunity of those from other faiths (or no faith) to learn more about Islam. Tune in to hear her story.

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