Najiyah Diana Helwani is a teacher and freelance writer whose published credits include poetry and magazine and newspaper articles. Raised on the windswept prairies of Kansas, Najiyah's love of her American roots blends beautifully with her Islamic faith, and she strives to show people that the two are not mutually exclusive. She conducts workshops on Islam and the history of USA relations with the Middle East. Najiyah lives in Kansas-USA with her husband and six children.