In this BYkids short documentary, 17-year-old Faiza Almontaser from Yemen shares her journey of overcoming discrimination in New York City and finding her voice as a Muslim teen activist.
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Faiza Almontaser is a 17-year-old senior attending the Brooklyn International High School. Raised as a religious Muslim, she often struggles to reconcile her cultural background with the realities she meets as a high school student in one of New York City’s most socially dynamic neighborhoods.