Modern Minorities

Sarah Salem challenges (your) perceptions


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“People have their assumptions about my faith...and I love getting to change every perception”

Sarah Z Salem is an Egyptian American Muslim in Atlanta by way of Philly. Sarah’s not our first Muslim American guest, but for the month of Ramadan we wanted to feature diverse voices from the culture. As a community advocate, Sarah strives to bring forward voices and stories of those most impacted by climate change and injustice. And as a practicing Muslim - she’s spent most of her life navigating her faith while also deepening her sense of self and identity. Be it her choice to cover (or not cover) her hair, being a cancer survivor, and even finding love - Sarah shares how she has always challenged the assumptions and perceptions that others may have - to shift the narrative. And she’s not stopping anytime soon.

LEARN ABOUT SARAH

  • instagram.com/sarah311z/
  • gridalternatives.org/headquarters/about/staff/hq-sarah-salem
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    • FILM: “Someone Great” (2019) - imdb.com/title/tt8075260
    • PERSON: Malcolm X - wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X
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