This section gathers shorter works, experiments, and cross‑genre pieces that explore faith, identity, and resilience beyond my main projects.
Screen Writing
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To Be a Stranger in America
To Be a Stranger in America is a screenplay that follows Younes Amrani, a young Moroccan immigrant navigating the dissonance between his education, his faith, and the harsh realities of survival in the United States. Arriving with degrees in agriculture but burdened by family debt, Younes takes a dishwashing job in a Florida steakhouse, where prayer breaks in storage closets collide with prejudice, exhaustion, and the relentless demands of labor.
Through tense encounters with coworkers, quiet moments of devotion, and voicemails from family back home, the story explores themes of identity, dignity, and resilience. Younes’s prayer rug becomes both anchor and map—symbolizing the struggle to remain whole while being treated as invisible. The screenplay captures the immigrant experience with intimacy and urgency, showing how faith and memory sustain him against isolation, exploitation, and the weight of expectation.
Charcoal Foundations for Community Art
I developed a 4‑week beginner charcoal course for a small co‑op of Muslim parents interested in art education. The program introduces families to the fundamentals of charcoal drawing—toning, blocking shapes, value, line weight, and expressive contour—while weaving in cultural references such as mosque architecture, drapery studies, and sacred geometry.
The lessons are designed to:
Build confidence: Each week emphasizes approachable techniques, from value ladders to subtractive highlights.
Encourage emotional connection: Students learn to interpret mood and meaning through texture, contrast, and gesture.
Celebrate cultural identity: Study images and exercises highlight Islamic design and symbolism, grounding technical practice in heritage.
Foster community: Parents and children work side by side, creating a shared gallery of finished pieces at the end of the course.
This class reflects my commitment to making art accessible, culturally resonant, and empowering for families.
Student Project - Magazine Article
For my 4433 multimodal project, my team created a collaborative zine designed to demonstrate our understanding of how scientific concepts are represented, adapted, and translated in entertainment media. The assignment asked us to analyze the relationship between real scientific principles and their portrayal in popular culture, and to present our findings through a creative, multimodal format. Our group chose to explore The Martian and examine how the film blends accurate scientific problem‑solving with narrative tension, visual storytelling, and character‑driven stakes. The zine incorporates research‑based explanations, visual analysis, and creative design elements to highlight the film’s approach to science communication.
For my digital portfolio, I will be making available only selected portions of the complete zine, specifically the sections that represent my individual contributions. My intention is to provide a focused sample of my work, highlighting my strengths in multimodal composition, visual‑textual integration, and collaborative creative production without reproducing the entire team project.
These excerpts serve as a demonstration of my creative range and my ability to contribute meaningfully to multimodal, team‑based projects while respecting the shared nature of the original work.