A longtime resident of Canton, Osama grew up in an Arab Ameri-can family with Palestinian roots. Seeking higher education, his father and mother, Hassan Odeh and Yamamah Sawalha moved to the United States where they established themselves in 1990. In 2001 they settled in Plymouth, Michigan where they have remained since. Osama began attending Islamic…

She received her Bachelors in Psychology from Wayne State University and is currently pursuing her Masters in their M.S.W. program. Aside from her studies at Wayne State, she is currently a student at Mishkah University, working to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Studies.