:Not Cong after tfie Si.t:· ttft �rttlf se tl'ak,istan tfiat a{{ :M.usti11$ in the 6uilcling naa to cfisperse agross the country. 'Tliis was devastating for t1'{J 6ecause I couUn 't see my friends anymore. I was very Cone(y. <Tlie community mem6ers went to Ca{iforniaJ Washington <D.C.JSouth CarotinaJ qeorgiaJ :New rfork,ancf may6e other p{aces.

I k,new that Puqra had 6ought Cana in rura{ areas of :New rfork,ancf qeorgia for fo{Cowers to sett{e at where they cou{c[ fo{{ow strict reCigious coaes.

group of us went to :New Or{eans in Louisiana ana we cfian 't have to wear ourjaCa6ias 6ecause we fiac[ to 6e incognito.

We Civea in a two room sfiack,6eliina someone's house. <Tlie Ceaaer arove a ca6. We move a frequent(y. I suspect tliat wfien they cou{an 't pay tfie rent)tfiey'c[ get evictea ana move. In 6etween moves) we'c[ five witli other fami{iesancf tfiat was fun 6ecause we cou{c[ pCay witli other Rjas. I remem6er seeing scary aha Coua fig fits 6etween the women marriea to the {eaaer. JI k,nife was pu{{ec[ one time ana another time a pregnant woman was Rjcf<.§a.

We arove to <Broolifyn to hear the Shei{ift speak,in a Carge mosque auring one of liis trips to }Imerica. Jfis wife was there in a pri1;ate room ana sfie was revere£ in the community. I'{{ a{ways remem6er tlie shoes sfie wore. <Tliey {oof<.§cf tif<.§ sfioes that a genie wouU wear; go{c[ ana cur{ec[ at the tip.

<During that visit) I saw sometliing that Ceft a Casting impression on me. JI{{ the fema{es were ca{{ec[ to the 6asement of the mosque. <Tliere haa to 6e 30-40 of

win a circ{e on tlie /Coor. <They 6rougfit a chair out ana put it in the miaa{e of

I� <Tlien they 6rought out [Puqra mem6er} ana sfie haa to sit 6ack,waras in the

ir with lier 6ackfacing the crowd. JI woman came out witli a 6ig stick,ancf e her 10 {asfies wfii{e the crowa of women saia "sfiame on you!" with each

-..--vii, }It first) she just wince£ in agony. P.ventua{(y she was crying pretty fiarif.

� entire scene was traumatizing for me ana I fe{t 6aa for tlie cfii{aren seeing i She cfian 't immecfiate(y go 6ack, to :New Or{eansJ 6ut cfic[ after some time.

<Tlie {eaaer of tlie :New OrCeans community continue£ to 6e a6usive ancf 6eat Rjas. I remem6er fiim 6eating one 6oy for peeing standing up. I guess :MusCim men are suppose£ to sit aown when tliey usea the restroom. It rea{(y upset me.

One time I wa{f<.§c[ into the Civing room ana saw one of the 6oys getting 6eaten. Jfe Coof<.§a at me with pain ana fear in liis eyes. I immecfiate(y screamea for tfie {eaaer to stop liitting fiim ana then I startea sfiaf<jng witli fear. :No one ta{f<.§c[ 6ack, to fiim. Jfe toU me to {eave a room ancf continue£ tlie 6eating witli a f e{t as tlie 6oy huncfiec[ ana crawCea into a corner. I je{t he{p{ess. It was tlie,cata{yst for me aecicfing to Ceave.