Shaziya Barkat is currently a student pharmacist at Midwestern University’s Chicago College of Pharmacy. Aside from her interest in pharmacy, she also holds a strong passion for photography, art, reading, and writing. Shaziya believes that with words comes self-expression and that everyone has a story that needs to be heard. She joined MYM in hopes of using her passion for writing to not only self-reflect upon her life and Islam, but also to depict the day to day struggles, hopes, experiences, and perspectives of a young Muslim woman.