@CNN: As a young girl growing up in New Jersey in the wake of 9/11, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh concealed the fact that she was Muslim to avoid negative judgment from her peers.

She’s the brains behind Muslim Women’s Day, a day to celebrate Muslim women. https://t.co/xeIA1pEEa9 https://t.co/1rSpACBtIl

As a young girl growing up in New Jersey in the wake of 9/11, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh concealed the fact that she was Muslim to avoid negative judgment from her peers.

She's the brains behind Muslim Women's Day, a day to celebrate Muslim women. https://t.co/xeIA1pEEa9 pic.twitter.com/1rSpACBtIl

— CNN (@CNN) March 27, 2018