Photographer: Irene Mahmud

Salma has been an inspiration for SAPNA magazine in several forms. As a writer, she tells moving stories that inspire thought and action. In front of the camera, she serves as model of intelligence, passion, and beauty. Salma is an true example of a SAPNA woman: reaching for the sky with feet embedded in her roots.

A native North Carolinian she currently resides in New York, New York.

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