13 Min.

Trying to Stay Neutral Out Here. Meet Omnia Khamis in Johannesburg‪.‬ In It with Barak Kassar

    • Dokumentation

Imagine this. You're a young Muslim girl who has just moved to New York City from Egypt. Your English is not very good. You are trying to understand your new surroundings. And it's June 2001. July ... August ... September 11. The United States has been flipped on its head. Your life also. You just don't understand this quite yet. Omnia is a rising star in a global company. She's currently in South Africa helping the company expand. Her mom and brother are back home in Queens, New York. Her dad was visiting family in Egypt. He's stuck there now. Omnia is one of the most positive people I know. You'll hear it in her voice. Which is why I was surprised when I asked her how she's doing, she said this ....


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Imagine this. You're a young Muslim girl who has just moved to New York City from Egypt. Your English is not very good. You are trying to understand your new surroundings. And it's June 2001. July ... August ... September 11. The United States has been flipped on its head. Your life also. You just don't understand this quite yet. Omnia is a rising star in a global company. She's currently in South Africa helping the company expand. Her mom and brother are back home in Queens, New York. Her dad was visiting family in Egypt. He's stuck there now. Omnia is one of the most positive people I know. You'll hear it in her voice. Which is why I was surprised when I asked her how she's doing, she said this ....


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13 Min.