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They got married two years later and quickly became pregnant with their first child, Khadija. Around this time, Syed was raising humanitarian aid for the Bosnian War. Seeing images of Muslims being targeted and killed, he made the decision to go to Bosnia to further support relief efforts. Saira Sayeed with three of their four children, Khadija, Mujahid, and Aasiya. Saira Sayeed and Shakeel Syed on vacation in Maui.Syed says his mission became clear — he wanted to stand up for Muslim civil liberties. After 9/11, he started working with an organization called IslamiCity, collaborated with the ACLU, and began traveling nationwide to give talks about Islam.
“I can't be out there like Shakeel, but I can do this. I can bring up children who are going to be productive, honest citizens of this country,” Sayeed says. “But … you don't get recognized as the person who is home with the kids.”
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