Ayman Ismail

No, I'm not.

I don't want to have kids who can't speak Arabic or read Arabic.

I think to me, this is the only chance I get to do this, right?

When they're really, really young.

I won't get another chance like after high school to help guide them and like help them learn Arabic for the sake of them being connected to this massive heritage that they're inheriting.

This is the one shot.

This is the only shot that I get.

So in that context, it has to happen now.

And if you're going to ask me how important is it that they get that connection, I'm going to tell you it's everything.

It's not just their lives in the balance.

It's their kids' lives.

And the idea that I'm going to be the weakest link in this generations-long connection to Islam and

you know, to family in Egypt, like the coolest place somebody could be from.

I mean, I'm just saying.

Like that to me, I feel like I gotta do everything.

I gotta do everything for that.

So I have two brothers.

Both of them have two kids.

neither of them are even considering Islamic school as an option.

Like for them, it's not even a priority.