Ali Shahidy

Ali Shahidy is a women's rights activist studying psychology at Norwich University in Vermont.

Ali Shahidy is a women's rights activist studying psychology at Norwich University in Vermont. He is from Kabul, Afghanistan.

An Afghan student chooses to celebrate Halloween during the somber Islamic holiday of Muharram

November 3, 2014Culture

The Islamic holiday on Muharram fell on the same night as Halloween this year, which posed an interesting predicament for Afghani student Ali Shahidy: To mourn or to party?

Nothing challenged my readiness to live in the US more than a chicken sandwich

October 8, 2014Culture