CURRENT MISSION

Saving the world one Islamophob at a time

ABOUT ME

For the last year I have focused my energies on learning the nature of today's wave of Islamophobia in the U.S. I grew up in a traditional Muslim household that has evolved into a very progression version of Islam that I am proud of my family for. However, it is important to note that I actually do not practice in the faith I was raised within - I'm actually an Athiest myself. I identify with Muslims because I still respect what their believe in, as I do ALL faiths. The reason for my focus is because I feel as if I have an advantage in the world to be able to give voice to the voiceless, particularly Muslim-women around the world. Just because I do not believe the same as they do, does not mean I do not believe in their right to believe... or something.

I also love sports, especially Detroit sports, cats and lots of other things.

PHILOSOPHY

"You may tie my hands with chains and my feet with shackles, and put me in the dark prison, but you shall not enslave my thinking, for it is free, like the breeze in the spacious sky." -Khalil Gibran

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am new, but have been interested in becoming more involved. A good friend of mine has participated in local events that I just have not yet had the chance to join in. When I get my own place, I intend on having a couch available.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Still new!

Interests

anti-Islamophobia, Social progressivism, cats, sports, Detroit sports, critical theory, school

• cats
• muslim
• sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Some Music I can Enjoy:
Lady Gaga, Depeche Mode, Amy Winehouse, Muse, The Beatles, Kanye West, Radiohead, The Cars, Drake, Incubus, Britney Spears, Jon Brion, Kaiser Chiefs, Bon Jovi, The Bravery, Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cold War Kids... lots more, always open to new music, even some that isn't so mainstream hits...

Some all-time favorites movies:
The Departed, Girl, Interrupted, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Amelie, I Heart Huckabees, Don't Tell Mom the Baby-sitter's Dead, Adventures in Babysitting, Magnolia, Sin City, The Wrestler, Fight Club, Reinventing Detroit - A Short Documentary, Jurassic Park

Books that are special to me:
The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins), Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs (Chuck Klosterman), The Prophet (Khalil Gibran), Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger), Catcher In The Rye (Salinger), Shopgirl (Steve Martin), Have a Nihttp://www.couchsurfing.org/editprofile.html?edit=descriptionce Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (Mick Foley), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson), Typing With One Hand (Peter Jurich!)Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M. Pirsig)

Recently enjoyed life-altering texts:
Society of the Spectacle (Guy Debord), Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man (Marshall McLuhan), Mythologies (Roland Barthes)... SO MUCH MORE but too much to list, really...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I think my life has been amazing thus far, though my adventures have been limited. My mother was born in Africa, my father was born in Lebanon, my brothers and I were born in Australia, but we have all spent the last 20 years living in America.

Teach, Learn, Share

Everything that I believe is based on pieces of information gathered from the people, places, things, readings, viewings, etc. that I've come across. And this is okay. We are all based on shared thoughts and ideas collected from one another and just need to learn how to be accepting of all identities developed from them despite what differences in the resulting person there may be.