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| Nujoud Merancy wore a blazer embroidered with a Palestinian design in her new NASA work photo (NASA headshot) |
'It's very me': NASA engineer celebrates Palestinian heritage in viral photo
Nujoud Merancy's
decision to wear Palestinian tatreez in NASA headshot was inspired by
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, she tells MEE
"When she was a child, she made frequent summer trips to
Nazareth to see her dad's [Palestinian] side of the family. Her relatives are the
ancestrial caretakers of Nazareth's oldest Muslim house of worship, the
White Mosque, built in 1804.
"My family has been there for centuries. My uncle is the
current caretaker [of the mosque], but it's been passed down through the
generations, through the family of the caretakers," Merancy explained.
She said her family in Palestine and the US have been incredibly supportive of her career.
And now, she said she hopes to inspire other young girls and boys across the world to reach for the stars."