About
Wael (Teen Perspectives Editor) and his daughter Salma
The mission of TeenPerspectives.com is to present articles by Muslim teenagers, addressing some of the challenges we face, and our experiences trying to practice Islam in our environments.
The Editor of TeenPerspectives.com is Wael Hesham Abdelgawad (not a teenager anymore, to his regret).
Wael is also the founder and editor of Zawaj.com Muslim Matrimonials, IslamicAnswers.com, AbolishTorture.com, HapkidoNet.com, and other websites. He is divorced and has a lovely little daughter who was born in Panama in 2006, ma-sha-Allah.
The current writer of TeenPerspectives.com column is Somayya Gefori. She is an English/Libyan mixed race young Muslim girl from Middlesbrough, North-East England in the UK. She is the second oldest of five children. She enjoys writing, reading and is a cat lover, she has her own beloved pet cat named Lu-Lu.
The previous writer of TeenPerspectives.com (in its previous incarnation as Zawaj.com’s Teen Perspective column) was Shezena T. Mohammed.
Muslims of any age with something to say are welcome to submit their writing to this website for inclusion as guest writers. Please make it relevant to Muslim youth in some way. Contact us using the Contact Form. Publication is not guaranteed, but all submissions will be carefully considered. Of course, everyone is welcome and encouraged to comment on previous articles as well.
