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How
they know one another
- Kids4Peace
Seattle
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Aneelah being the 1st
in her family to go to college
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What
drew her to law
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Adversity she had to
overcome
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Applying to 18
different law schools
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Going
into corporate law
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Making partner at a
law firm
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Serving as general
counsel
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Finding that something
was missing from her life
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Going
through a spiritual transformation
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Growing up as a
"Ramadan Muslim"
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Reading the Quran,
cover to cover, for the first time
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Deciding to leave law
to pursue service and knowledge
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Intensely studying
Islam
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Seeing that her money
was running out
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Applying for jobs back
in law
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Her
mosque's leadership offering to create a position for
her
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Founding American
Muslim Empowerment Network (AMEN)
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Seeing anti-Muslim
sentiment locally and nationwide
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The
need for bridge-building, understanding, and unity
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What
Ramadan is
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What
the Quran is
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The
vision of AMEN
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The
impact of this work on her personal life
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The
impact of this work on the community
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People questioning her
when she left law and how scary that was
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Having faith in the
journey and in God to "take the leap"
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How
Aneelah knows she's doing what she was born to do
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Doing
a "Faith Over Fear" Road Show in conservative, rural areas with
Pastor Terry Kyllo
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The
importance of confidence in oneself
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Aneelah's need to get
out of a toxic environment
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Knowing that she could
fall back on law if she needed to
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People's fears for her
personal safety in the work she does
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Seeing her own
privilege within this work
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Her
family's emphasis on a strong work ethic
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Having to be more
public
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Figuring out how to
connect with people who think differently
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Organizing an "Ask a
Muslim" booth at a huge Muslim hate rally
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The
stereotypes and misinformation in our culture about women's rights
in Islam
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Aneelah doing a
thorough investigation of religions and choosing Islam for
herself
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The
origins and purpose of some Muslim wearing wearing a head
covering
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The
reasons Aneelah started wearing a head covering
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How
God in Islam is the same as God in Christianity
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Aneelah's advice for
those who are considering "going for it"
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The
unique time we live in
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How
people can learn about their Muslim neighbors
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...and
more!