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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.

This BYkids School Guide is designed to help you as an educator expand your students’ use of this film from passive watching to active, deeply personalized learning.

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.