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[sadafsyed]

I have had the privilege to visually capture the stories of our brave and empowering members of our Muslim community in Chicago for an upcoming project, God Willing. There’s one thing that most of them have in common thus far. The deeper their struggles, the bigger their hearts. This is the Muslim hospitality that you will often not hear about. Let me tell you, sometimes it only takes one cup of tea or a sincere heart who is willing to listen without preconceived notions. In this photograph, I am with a Bosnian brother who was in a CONCENTRATION CAMP. Let that soak in for a bit. Despite his emotional, physical, mental struggles (even years later) he did not let me go home empty handed. That’s a true character of a Muslim. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” - Khalil Gibran Photo & caption: @sadafsyedart #sadafsyed #sadafsyedart @chicagomuseum . . #bosnia #bosna #immigrants #bosnianrefugees #survival #concentrationcamp #refugees #photo #photodocumentary #oralhistory #visualstories #chicagorefugees #chicago #chicagohistorysociety #chicagohistorymuseum #lovenotwar #instaphoto #photooftheday #muslimrefugees #author #photographer #books #arts #humanstories #peopleoftheworld #muslimsoftheworld https://www.instagram.com/p/B06zGMvgWF5/?igshid=15he7y40jiwpf