Mercedes Iman Diamond has been participating — and dominating — drag competitions and performances since she was 21. She speaks about how a stage became her safe place.

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mercedesimandiamond/?hl=en">Mercedes Iman Diamond</a> has been participating &mdash; and dominating &mdash; drag competitions and performances since she was 21. She speaks about how a stage became her safe place.

Tell Them, I Am is about the small moments that define who we are and who we are not. The stories are universal. The voices are all Muslim. With a new episode every weekday this Ramadan, host Misha Euceph opens a window into the lives of Tan France, Alia Shawkat, Ramy Youssef, Reza Aslan, Mercedes Iman Diamond and others.

Tell Them, I Am is about the small moments that define who we are and who we are not. The stories are universal. The voices are all Muslim. With a new episode every weekday this Ramadan, host Misha Euceph opens a window into the lives of Tan France, Alia Shawkat, Ramy Youssef, Reza Aslan, Mercedes Iman Diamond and others.

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Akbar Ahmed is an academic, poet, former diplomat, and all-around renaissance man. In Tell Them, I Am’s final story of the season, Ahmed recounts how a single train ride when he was 4 years old changed his life’s direction forever.

Akbar Ahmed is an academic, poet, former diplomat, and all-around renaissance man. In Tell Them, I Am&rsquo;s final story of the season, Ahmed recounts how a single train ride when he was 4 years old changed his life&rsquo;s direction forever.

Akbar 

G. Willow Wilson is a novelist and comic book writer, known for her run on the Ms. Marvel series. When 9/11 happened, the world seemed chaotic to say the least — but Willow found that sometimes all you need is a little Neil Gaiman to put you back on track.

G. Willow Wilson is a novelist and comic book writer, known for her run on the Ms. Marvel series. When 9/11 happened, the world seemed chaotic to say the least &mdash; but Willow found that sometimes all you need is a little Neil Gaiman to put you back on track.

G. Willow 

Munazza Alam is a Harvard-educated astrophysicist. When she was in college, her dad’s complicated liver replacement opened her eyes to how the universe can feel so full and so empty at the same time.

Munazza Alam is a Harvard-educated astrophysicist. When she was in college, her dad&rsquo;s complicated liver replacement opened her eyes to how the universe can feel so full and so empty at the same time.

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