This video tells the story of an American Muslim, queer activist Mirna Haidar. She may be an idiosyncratic representative of America’s estimated 3.45 million Muslims, but her struggle is universal: finding where she belongs in this messy melting pot she calls home. Often sidelined by conservative Muslims, Haidar forges a unique identity while fighting to create a space for people like herself. Read the full article, "
How Muslims, Often Misunderstood, Are Thriving in America" in the May 2018 issue of
National Geographic.