For days Anum didn't know who to write about for her school English
competition, Who I Aspire to Be Like. Then, while helping her mom with
chores, an inspiration suddenly came to her. She shared her idea with
her family and they were supportive, but then Anum began to have second
thoughts. What would her peers think about her role model, who was so
different from the pop stars and sports heroes they had chosen?
Umm Aamina, mother of two and clinical pharmacist, is the winner of
the Islamic Foundation's Sixth International Children's Story Writing
Competition, held in 2007.