It was Alnaouq’s friend Pam Bailey who suggested he write down Ayman’s story in an attempt to come to terms. The “therapeutic” process of writing about his life led to the creation of We Are Not ...

She has bylines in The Atlantic, The Week, MSNBC, and PureWow, and she has written 33 nonfiction children's books for Scholastic, Klutz, and Nat Geo Kids. Once upon a time, she played Mrs.