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I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even... →
My national identity is first American. My religious identity is first Muslim.
I admire many people, but I am not sure that I have any 'heroes.'
Everything I have experienced in my life helps form who I am today, and I would not change or forget any of it.
I'm not in the business of changing policies. I hope to inform, not form, decisions.
People are so complex and multidimensional that raising someone to 'hero' status is too great a simplification.
I am very grateful for the opportunities I have been afforded.
Like one of any minority, I have experienced prejudice.