Send us a text When Yumna "Yumi" Yassin left Damascus at age 13, she had no idea what life in Alabama would hold. From learning English and building friendships to navigating faith, identity, and belonging as a Muslim woman in the South. Her story is one of courage, reflection, and heart. In this episode of From Where to Here, host Alexandra Lloyd sits down with Yumi to explore: What it felt like to move from Syria to the U.S. during the warHow she found her voice learning a new languageThe e...
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Send us a text When Yumna "Yumi" Yassin left Damascus at age 13, she had no idea what life in Alabama would hold. From learning English and building friendships to navigating faith, identity, and belonging as a Muslim woman in the South. Her story is one of courage, reflection, and heart. In this episode of From Where to Here, host Alexandra Lloyd sits down with Yumi to explore: What it felt like to move from Syria to the U.S. during the warHow she found her voice learning a new languageThe e...
From Damascus to Alabama: A Muslim Woman’s Journey of Faith & Freedom
From Where to Here
1 hour 49 minutes
6 days ago
From Damascus to Alabama: A Muslim Woman’s Journey of Faith & Freedom
Send us a text When Yumna "Yumi" Yassin left Damascus at age 13, she had no idea what life in Alabama would hold. From learning English and building friendships to navigating faith, identity, and belonging as a Muslim woman in the South. Her story is one of courage, reflection, and heart. In this episode of From Where to Here, host Alexandra Lloyd sits down with Yumi to explore: What it felt like to move from Syria to the U.S. during the warHow she found her voice learning a new languageThe e...
From Where to Here
Send us a text When Yumna "Yumi" Yassin left Damascus at age 13, she had no idea what life in Alabama would hold. From learning English and building friendships to navigating faith, identity, and belonging as a Muslim woman in the South. Her story is one of courage, reflection, and heart. In this episode of From Where to Here, host Alexandra Lloyd sits down with Yumi to explore: What it felt like to move from Syria to the U.S. during the warHow she found her voice learning a new languageThe e...
