 is Egyptian
living in Cairo. She
spends weekends
in Alexandria. She's
pursuing a master's
degree in Islamic
Art. She wears
jeans to work, a
bikini to the beach
and plays the guitar.
She lives in her
parents' home. She
is a Coptic Christian.
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 is Jordanian
living in Amman with her mother
and two
brothers. She teaches
Arabic. As a visiting
instructor
of Arabic in the
United States,
one of her
most treasured memories
is singing in the Earlham
College
gospel choir.
She is a devout Muslim.
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 is Iranian
living in Tehran. She is a freshman
student at
Tehran University and
works at her father's
bookstore. Her
journal is a poetic musing on her
love
of Classical Persian painting, a fascination
with America and shopping for anything
in pink.
She dropped the project after
four months. She is a Muslim.
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 is Palestinian
living in Bethlehem.
She is a primary
and secondary
school teacher. Her
entries focus on the
humiliation of Israeli
checkpoints
and the challenge
of maintaining a relationship
with her
now inaccessible
boyfriend. While living
at home, she
tries to avoid her
mother's attempts
to arrange a marriage
to one of a
succession of eligible
local men. She
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 is American
living in Vermont.
She is the oldest of
the group and the
artist for the project.
She is single
and struggling with
the sale of a cherished
home and the
renovation of another
while pursuing
a Masters
degree in art. She's
in love with old
movies and
haunted by the
memories of her
mother. She is an
Agnostic. |
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