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Muslim Millennial's Site Dispels Stereotypes for Millions

Associated Press

   NEW YORK - Today she travels the world, attends a red-carpet movie
   premiere and sits on panels with astronauts, former presidents and
   feminist icons.

   But in the years after 9/11, [1]Amani Al-Khatahtbeh was just a New
   Jersey teenager, writing a blog from her bedroom. She used the blog to
   connect with other young Muslim girls and defy stereotypes. At the
   time, the only reflections of herself in the news seemed to be men in
   orange jumpsuits who looked like her father and women who seemed silent
   and oppressed, she said.

   "Being bombarded with those headlines growing up and never feeling
   represented by them, I did what any millennial would do, which was to
   turn to social media," Al-Khatahtbeh said. "I decided to put my own
   place out there and create that space for us to talk back."

References

   1. http://j.mp/2NvbDhY

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