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First Person
Queer & Muslim in America
Season 2
Episode 3
In season 2 episode 3 of PBS Digital Studios’ First Person, host Tonilyn A. Sideco talks with PhD candidate and queer Muslim activist Eman Abdelhadi about growing up Muslim, finding a community of other queer Muslims, mental illness, rereading her own history and her commitment to her Muslim identity.
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