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Shelley Burke



Shelley Burke

Shelley Burke is from California and has spent time living and studying in Jordan, Egypt, and Mexico. She holds a BA in Arabic and Islamic Studies and an MA in Migration and Refugee Studies.



ARTICLES BY SHELLEY BURKE


Please Don’t Ask Me About Hijab and Freedom Now That I’m Muslim

Please Don’t Ask Me About Hijab and Freedom Now That I’m Muslim

Responses to the news that I am Muslim have ranged from excitement to confusion to surprise to silence, and a bit of eve
| August 2nd, 2013
The New Kid at Ramadan Jitters

The New Kid at Ramadan Jitters

Last week Shelley discussed her worries about returning home, to a small, white and Christian town and family in Califor
| July 22nd, 2013
A Foreign Homecoming

A Foreign Homecoming

I returned home last week after having spent most of the past three years living in Cairo while pursuing graduate studie
| July 10th, 2013