Tania Ullah
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Born and raised in Brooklyn, Tania grew up in a Hasidic Jewish neighborhood. When asked what it was like living in a community with a culture that was so different from her own, Tania replied that she didn’t notice the differences rather the similarities. “They were like Muslims in a lot of ways. They emphasized family values and the women dressed conservatively.” Multiculturalism has always been a part of Tania’s life. “I always had friend’s from a range of backgrounds and ethnicities. I never thought of myself as different from anyone else because of my faith. Growing up I did Muslim things. I had an Arabic teacher and stuff like that. But my religion never shaped the way I did or thought about things. That didn’t start until college when I started to learn more about Islam.”
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