growing up, i loved all things art and digital media— i spent my time doodling all over my class assignments, leveling up my pokemon on the gba and nintendo ds, and watching cartoons and reading comics. i knew that i wanted to do something creative when i grew up, but my experience as a first-gen palestinian in a small town in the American south also exposed me to a wealth of problems in the world that i want to help in addressing. now, i hope to make meaningful change through design. no matter how big or small of an impact my work has, i hope to use the power of design to create and improve products that help people and build community.