Tariq Mahmoud (Calhoun College, 2011)
Major: Political Science and Economics
Hometown: Montclair, NJ
Favorite Ice Cream: Graham Central Station
Favorite Activity: Snowboarding
Interesting Facts:
Hello! My name is Tariq. I'm from New Jersey (I know...). I'm multi-ethnic. I'm terrified of bees. I'm partially colorblind. I love to snowboard. I love Japanese food, but especially sushi. I love to cook. I hate to walk. I love to fly. I love GTD (if you know what that is, mad props). I say "mad" a lot. My favorite movies are Good Will Hunting, Memento and The Lion King. Ya know, that's how we do..
Umar Qadri (Jonathan Edwards College,
2011)
Major: Modern Middle Eastern Studies (...premed)
Hometown: Boonsboro, Maryland (next to Hagerstown,MD- city of second ugliest people)
Favorite Ice Cream: Coldstone's Founder's Favorite
Activity/Hobby: Political Satire, Witticisms, Arabic Poetry
Interesting Facts:
This summer when I was studying in Jordan, I was walking with my brother up the hill to our apartment when a large, muscular man in his mid 30's yelled "Hey." Since the man was at the bottom of the hill and unfamiliar to us, I thought he was talking to someone else and continued walking to our apartment. Seconds later another "Hey" was heard, this time a bit louder and when I turned around this time, I saw the man walking towards me. My older brother suggested ignoring him but clearly ignoring a large Arab man in the middle of the night would only make things worse. I approached the man (my brother discreetly tiptoeing to the apartment), and he yelled with some clear English expletives, "Why were you ignoring me and why did you walk on my property." To make things worse, at that very instant a car pulled near us and six of this man's friends came, in rapid Arabic asking if anything was wrong. Still having no idea what I had done, but thinking clearly that this man along with his posse might pick a fight, I began to apologize profusely for whatever this man accused me of. When I happened to mention in broken, rushed Arabic that I was a young, little Muslim student from America here to study Arabic and learn tajwid, the man's entire demeanor changed. He said nothing was wrong, we were now like brothers, andif I ever needed anything, his house was always open..."
Tasnim Motala (Morse College, 2012)
Hometown:Gaithersburg, MD
Favorite Ice Cream: Chocolate Oreo from Ashley's
Favorite Activity: Making new friends
Interesting facts:
Tasnim is double majoring in Political Science and International Studies. Tasnim's family is originally from South Africa, but she lives in the suburbs of DC with her mom,dad and a small male monkey that goes to middle school. She loves traveling, Oprah, Africa, politics, Facebook, human rights, and blogs.
Sana Samnani (Timothy Dwight,
2012)
Major: Undeclared (Intended: Political Science, International Studies)
Hometown: Norwich, CT
Favorite Ice Cream: Oreo
Favorite Activities: reading for fun, sleeping in late, hanging out in the musullah, driving, watching cheesy movies
Interesting Facts:
I’m a picky eater—I hate most condiments and dairy products. I never learned how to ride a bicycle or how to swim, but I have driven across the country to California twice. I was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and the only other place I’ve traveled internationally was Jordan this past summer. I have no idea what I will do after Yale, but I know I will live abroad at some point in the future. =]
Zenah Hasan (Timothy Dwight, 2011)
Major: Economics, International Studies
Hometown: Vienna, VA
Favorite Ice Cream: Cookies 'N Cream
Favorite Activity/Hobbies: Playing with cats, eating
Interesting Facts:
I lived in Saudi Arabia for six years. During my time there, I picked up no Arabic. I'm also the shortest person in my family. I haven't grown since I was in 5th grade...
Salah Ahmed (Saybrook, 2011)
Major: Near Eastern Languages & Civilzations and (Mathematics?
International Studies? Political Science?)
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Favorite Ice Cream: free ice cream
Favorite Activity/Hobbies: facebooking, reading Dawn and the New York
Times, playing squash, watching How I Met Your Mother
Interesting Facts: Ask my friends.
Misbah Uraizee (Silliman College, 2013)
Major: Undeclared...Cognitive Science? Premed.. :)
Hometown: Pleasanton, CA
Favorite Ice Cream: Vanilla...Oreo Cookies n Cream
Favorite Activity/Hobbies: reading, graphic/web designing (mihafa.com), traveling, playing badminton, meeting new people..
Interesting Facts:
I've moved over ten times over at least seven countries, and travelled to around that many more. Currently in Seattle, WA. I love spicy food. I cant stand super cold weather for more than a couple weeks. I dont have a middle name.
Mostafa Al-Alusi (Morse College, 2013)
Major: Probably MB&B but not sure
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Favorite Ice Cream: Chocolate
Favorite Activities:
debate, reading random stuff on the internet, trying to make my arabic writing look nice, reading actual books (doesn't happen often), taekwondo (when I have time for it), being muslim (all the time)
Interesting Facts:
I've only left the country twice (but Mexico doesn't really count). My English handwriting looks like Arabic (and my Arabic handwriting is really bad). My friends call me moose (and people I've just met call me mufasa). I really like parentheses; semicolons are cool too.
Husna Bayram (Berkeley, 2013)
Major: non-science, non-econ, non-poli.sci. Whatever's left is possible.
Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey
Favorite Ice Cream: lemon, chocolate, coffee, pistachio
Favorite Activity/Hobbies: --
Interesting Facts:
I probably know a lot more about the 16th century than I do about the one I live in.
I become depressed if I don't see the sea for a long time (i.e. three weeks).
I can't function without tea and chocolate.
Sana Jaffer (Calhoun College, 2013)
Major: Nonexistent
Hometown: Roslyn Heights, NY
Favorite Ice Cream: Peanut Butter Oreo
Favorite Activity/Hobbies: Writing website bios.
Interesting Facts:
1. I have never gone a day without eating chocolate.
2. Misbah Uraizee is my favorite person in the world.
3. I went to a public high school. Sadly, that's an interesting fact at Yale.
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