Born in Maryland and raised in NJ but moved back to Maryland and completed grad school here. I do research in structural biology for the National Cancer Institute. I hope to be able to continue to work (of course while balancing family) and make a difference in this world. 

I enjoy reading a lot and have a never ending reading list. I also enjoy writing, yoga, hiking, archery, and gardening. I'm a bit of a homebody. I have dreams of traveling  but not every weekend!

I do wear hijab and often abaya and am traditional in the sense of prayer and eating halal.

The small pleasures in life are what I think makes this world beautiful and I’m looking for someone who feels the same. 

I am traditionally religious in the sense that I wear hijab and most often abayas and dresses. I also eat halal and pray five times a day. But I am not traditional in the sense that I am probably more feminist than the traditional person. I like to feel that I am my own person. 

I think that covers some of every base!