I Don't Believe There Is A Clash

Extremism Is Not Endemic In My Region, Nor Is Anti-western Sentiment. No Doubt There Is Discontent And Distrust. That Is Towards More The American And Some Western Policies, And Not Toward The American People.

I Work In Areas Related To Child Protection And Family Safety, Women's Empowerment, The Creation Of Opportunities For Youth, And Culture And Tourism. Daunting? Yes. Impossible? No. In Fact, Such Challenges Energize Me.

Religion And Modernity Are Not Necessarily Mutually Exclusive.

My Role Models Are People Who Can Do Things; I Say To Myself, "i Wish I Could Do That." Like Women Who Endure Hardships And Turn Their Luck Around And Bring Up Children On Their Own And Start A Business. Or A Social Worker Who Leaves His Country, His Comfort, His Friends, And Goes Far Away To Help People He Doesn't Know. I Want To Evolve Into That, Ultimately. I Want To Be That Person Who Could Sacrifice Everything For Others.

The More Time Goes On, The Closer I Am To The Ground. I've Been Exposed To So Many Issues And People Living Under Different Pressures. It's Helped Me Realize That A Lot Of Glamorous Things That People Prioritize Really Don't Matter.