From Head Scarf to Army Cap, Making a New Life:
A Muslim women who joined the army to become an Arabic translator.
An NYT article about Fadwa Hamdan, a 39 year old mother of four, decided to join the Army as a way of building a new life.
Sadly, because her English doesn't measure up to a testing standard, although she's apparently well-regarded as a soldier, she's scheduled to be discharged. |