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 Courage in the Face of Discrimination
Raquel Evita Saraswati, once named on Syria's hit list of "Woman who Shame Islam," has always defied expectations and challenged assumptions. At 15, she stood up for and defended her openly lesbian teacher who was being harassed by fellow students - despite the fact that she hadn't yet realized that she, too, was a lesbian. She overcame a childhood of hardship to excel in both high school and college. And as a Muslim lesbian, she has emerged as a leading voice to reform Islam.
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