Alhamdulillah I do my best to live a full life. Recently I completed my PhD in Management Science and  I'm now an Assistant Professor at a business school. Before graduate school I  obtained my bachelor’s in Math and Economics in Massachusetts, and I worked for a few years in New Jersey,  where I grew up attending an Islamic school and where my family still lives. My family is originally from Egypt.  

I love to learn, both as part of my job and more broadly in life. In the past few years I've become a gardener, a little bit of a history junkie, a lover of nature (and shows about it),  and I rediscovered board games during the pandemic. I love to read (broadly in English and especially about deen in  
Arabic). I also really enjoy playing basketball, and I do my best to stay active regularly. These days I'm a morning person, but I've spent lots of days up late for a good book  or a fun conversation with a friend.  

Alhamdulillah I feel grateful to have all the blessings I do,  and I enjoy volunteering - at the masjid especially. I've been part of both small and large Muslim communities in the US,  and staying connected to the masjid and getting to know people there is a big part of who I am. That's something I hope to continue down the road inshAllah.