Heather Malkawi Interview
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2021-08-04
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Institute for Diversity & Civic Life
Department of Religious Studies
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This interview is with Heather Malkawi, a seminarian studying at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Heather shares the story of her experiences living with and treating her epilepsy, including discerning the choice to pursue seminary and fighting for the legalization of medical marijuana. She talks about how the Texas Freeze kept her from receiving shipments of her medication, putting her at risk of seizures. She also speaks about her experiences volunteering to distribute water and home necessities with her church during the freeze.
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Religions Texas, Austin, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Church of the Nazarene, Disabilities, Discernment, Epilepsy, Generation X, Medical marijuana, Medication, Michigan, Michigan - Flint, Polar vortex, Seizures, Seminarians, Texas, Texas Freeze, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalists, Volunteering, Youth groups