I am always proud being a Muslim woman.
Amal Khdour was born in Jordan, where her family settled after being displaced from Palestine in 1948. As the first child born outside of Palestine, they named her “Hope,” signifying a lingering hope to return home one day.
Upon moving to Burlington, she founded the first Islamic Sunday school in the area in 2007. This brought her to a mosque in Greensboro, where she began teaching classes for Iraqi refugees and supporting their families, finding that her support and presence gave them hope. She later founded the Al-Aqsa Clinic in the Burlington Masjid, continuing her efforts to support residents across the Alamance county area.
Khdour maintains her connection to her home country through her religion, believing that our faith remains even when our place in the world changes.