Sumaiyya Rahman

Sumaiyya Rahman is a designer, historian, and educator based in Chicago, Illinois. She holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Master's degree in the history of the Muslim world, Persian, and Persian literature from the University of Chicago, where her thesis examined Jami's Yusuf o Zulaikha and its integration of Akbarian metaphysics. She has taught Muslim history at the middle and high school levels and is currently pursuing studies in the traditional Islamic sciences. She is the Director and Experience Curator of Road to Roots, a study abroad initiative for young Muslims. You can find them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroadtoroots/