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Five complete essays from Muslim students accepted to schools like Harvard and Northwestern. Read them word for word. See exactly what writing about your deen looks like when it works.
The answer to the question I get asked more than any other: "How do I discuss Islam without weirding out the admissions officers?" These five students don't explain it. They show it.
What makes each essay work, and the one thread running through all five, whether the student is writing about boxing, braids, or a fig tree in Syria.
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