Alia’s open and curious mind gives her an air of disarming calm. She began wearing a veil in high school, both in solidarity to a persecuted friend and out of curiosity about the fashion statement it made. From there, Alia has become a proud ambassador for a religion she knows will only be understood if people truly begin to talk to one another and share information directly. To her, the web and the newspapers are filled with discussions about Islamic and Moroccan culture that are full of stereotypes she can’t identify with.
