Muneeb Siddiqui, Clip 3: A Man of God
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Muneeb Siddiqui
Date: Time Period: 1993 - 2016; 2016-03-28; Interview recorded: March 28 2016
Material: Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:04:42
Creator: Muneeb Siddiqui interviewed by Arbesh Khan and Reshad Hai
Identifier: aql:22110 siddiqui-muneeb-clip3
Description: Muneeb Siddiqui is a "man of God now." He's gotten more religious. He was born a Muslim but now he's practicing. He's spending a lot of time with his cousin who found answers in the Quran and would preach it to him. Whenever he does something, he thinks about God. Today, he prayed at 5:30 am and then went to the gym at 6 am, he never did that before. He's hoping to be financially secure through his education at Queens College. There's no moving up from driving a yellow cab, an education gives you more opportunities. In the future he wants to be a mentor and talk to kids.
Creator :
Muneeb Siddiqui interviewed by Arbesh Khan and Reshad Hai
Date :
Time Period: 1993 - 2016; 2016-03-28; Interview recorded: March 28 2016
Summary/Description :
Muneeb Siddiqui is a "man of God now." He's gotten more religious. He was born a Muslim but now he's practicing. He's spending a lot of time with his cousin who found answers in the Quran and would preach it to him. Whenever he does something, he thinks about God. Today, he prayed at 5:30 am and then went to the gym at 6 am, he never did that before. He's hoping to be financially secure through his education at Queens College. There's no moving up from driving a yellow cab, an education gives you more opportunities. In the future he wants to be a mentor and talk to kids.
Subject :
Islam; Education
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Briarwood, Queens, NY Briarwood (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:04:42
Identifier :
aql:22110 siddiqui-muneeb-clip3
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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