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Regina graduate meets president after writing letter
Jeni Siegel, Editorial Intern
After writing a letter to
President Barack Obama
on life growing up Muslim
in America, Regina Dominican
High School graduate
Noor Abdelfattah was
invited to the White House
to meet with the president
and attend a ceremony celebrating
the Muslim holiday
Eid al-Fitr on July 21.
In Abdelfattah’s letter,
she writes about the difficulties
her father faced as
a Muslim immigrant, the
sacrifices her parents made
for her and her siblings,
and how being a Muslim
in a Catholic high school
allowed her to grow up
open-minded. Abdelfattah
goes on to thank Obama
for his support toward
Noor Abdelfattah, a
graduate of Regina
Dominican, meets
President Barack Obama
on July 21 at the White
House. Photo Submitted
Muslims, especially during
times of opposition, and for
continuing the tradition of
hosting an Iftar dinner at
the White House.
For Abdelfattah, the letter
started as a way for her
to express herself.
“I knew the topic was
something the president
had his beliefs about, and I
wanted to talk about my experiences
since I can relate
to it so much,” Abdelfattah
said. “I was oblivious to
the fact that I could end up
meeting him.”
It was Abdelfattah’s inspirational
tone that set her
letter apart from the thousands
of messages the Office
of Presidential Correspondence
sorts through a
day. Once the letter circulated
the Office of Presidential
Correspondence, they unanimously
agreed to hand the
letter over to the President,
leading to her invitation to
the White House.
At the ceremony, Abdelfattah
was surrounded by
fellow influential Muslims,
including activists, religious
leaders, government
workers and people in the
military. After listening to
the president and other staff
members speak, Abdelfattah
met with the president
and thanked him for everything
he has done.
“It was definitely an experience
of a lifetime,” Abdelfattah
said.
Since graduating from
Regina Dominican High
School in 2015, Abdelfattah
has gone on to attend
Loyola University Chicago,
where she studies psychology
and Spanish.
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