Dalia Mogahed

“Like one of any minority, I have experienced prejudice.”

“I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self.”

“I'm not in the business of changing policies. I hope to inform, not form, decisions.”

“I admire many people, but I am not sure that I have any 'heroes.'”

“Everything I have experienced in my life helps form who I am today, and I would not change or forget any of it.”

“My national identity is first American. My religious identity is first Muslim.”

“People are so complex and multidimensional that raising someone to 'hero' status is too great a simplification.”

“I am very grateful for the opportunities I have been afforded.”