“I think it's central to our identity, to our faith, to ensure that we leave the world a better place. For me, being able to focus on the injustices that we're experiencing as a community very much feels like I am fulfilling my duty and my purpose.”

“As a school board member, I have been very successful in increasing the awareness around what it means to be a diverse community and being inclusive in that diversity.”

“We need more people running for office, especially Muslims and other underrepresented groups, so that we can share this perspective and our experiences because it's not singular, it's very much diverse.”

“Just being Muslim and South Asian, you're involuntarily politicized. You have to deal with the way your identity is a political issue.”