Salam,
My name is Essma Bengabsia. I'm a 24 year old Tunisian American who was born in Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey. I graduated from New York University with a bachelor's degree in finance, and I am currently completing my Master's degree part-time in social impact, investment, and innovation.  I also work full-time in impact investing, which is investing to advance environmental and social good (e.g., investing in social enterprises that spur job creation low-income communities). For fun, I love yoga, biking, hiking, and adventure. I travel quite regularly with my friends and love to explore the diverse, rich cultures of the world. My Myer-Briggs personality type is ENFJ, and my top three love languages are physical touch, quality time, and words of affirmation.

I identify as religiously observant, am quite involved in local Muslim community organizations, and am passionate about social justice. I'm hoping to find a spouse who I am aligned with in terms of values, how much we center our deen in our lives, career and intellectual ambition, personality (communication styles/love languages), and simply someone whose company I enjoy.

*Clarification note for the next page of this form:
I am selecting "conservative" under religiosity level, however I feel this is a bit nuanced and needs clarification. I feel that "conservative" religiosity often denotes someone who is also culturally conservative. I am pretty religiously observant, and I strive to strengthen my relationship with Allah swt to the best of my abilities. I go to umrah annually, I participate in a weekly Quran study and a monthly halaqa, and I try to intentionally create different outlets in my life to expand my religious knowledge and grow closer to my Creator. However, I don't identify as culturally conservative at all. I am quite progressive in terms of my values, particularly around women; I am highly educated alhamdu lillah, I have a robust career in impact investing, and I hold many leadership roles in local community organizations. I often resist the stereotypes that women should be meek and fade in the background, and I find that at times "religious conservatism" may be conflated with traditional cultural expectations on women, so I just wanted to clarify which part of religious conservatism I identify with. Apologies for the ramble - and I appreciate your reading through this! :)