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Author: atif Mahmud (stage name) is a Project Manager and Education Consultant. He got an MBA and traveled, then got an MEd and taught, and now he is working on a Masters in Counseling and married.

Height: 6’ even (6’ 4” with heels)

Editor: Charity Heller founded The Mighty Pen, LLC, and has been editing books and other text since 1998. Charity and her editing team offer a spectrum of editing services for fiction and self-help/motivational non-fiction. She works with first-time and professional authors (Visit www.MightyPenEditing.com for information).

Childhood fear: Mannequins

Islamic Review: Mohammed Ibn Faqih is the Imam of Masjid Omar Farouk in Orange County, CA. He is a community leader and instructor with the AlMaghrib Institute.

Quote: “This is not being recorded, right?”

Graphic Artist: (still waiting…)

Arch-nemesis: deadlines, followed by Antarctica

Web Designer: Azhar Sheraze is a Mechanical Engineer by profession, but a WordPress Zen Master by destiny. He started Salam Stock and Thynk Productions, and is a co-founder of the Muslim Professionals Association.

If I could do it all again: “I’d be a teenage heartthrob.”

Brand: Jay Giroux is a brilliant artist, and not just because of his awesome portfolio. When we approached him with abstractions about change, community, and faith, he translated that into a logo with three distinct parts: Life (octopus = real, flesh, cellular, fallible), Technology (a fountain pen = mechanical, purpose-built, science, public speaking), and Spirit (negative space = magic & mystery, challenge, absolution). The unified result of our graphic logo is Jay’s design work.

Lettering: Chris Parks at Pale Horse Design is patient, creative, and he may be soft-spoken but he makes Photoshop whimper. His theme is a monster becoming civilized text.