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This Photographer Shines A Light On Muslim-American Women Athletes

Now that the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics are over, photographer Eman Mohammed shares her project that celebrates the accomplishments of Muslim-American women athletes and future Olympic hopefuls.
Subreen Dari is a 33-year-old Palestinian-American weightlifter who aspires to compete in future Olympic Games.

As a member the Muslim-American community, photographer Eman Mohammed began thinking of how little she knows about other Muslim-American women and their accomplishments.

To change that, Mohammed decided to start a long-term portraiture project featuring Muslim-American women. As she began the project, she turned her attention to sports and what Muslim-American women's roles looked like in that field.

"The project isn't

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