I was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1983 to him, an Egyptian engineer, and a loving American mother and grade school teacher, who together tried their best to create a happy childhood for me.
Jeg blev født i Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania i 1983, til ham, en egyptisk ingeniør, og en kærlig amerikansk mor og folkeskolelærer, der sammen gjorde deres bedste for at give mig en lykkelig barndom.