Emily is a graduate student focusing on contemporary Islamic communities. Emily caught my eye because it seems that the Islamic community is so misunderstood these days. We talk about the misconceptions of Islam and her graduate work in this area.

Emily just became a mom so at times her daughter decides to chime in. During the first 20 minutes of the interview, there is an intermittent hum that appeared as she spoke. We finally fixed the problem so please be patient.