Gharib, who I got to know about and DM with, because she has taught hundreds of people to make one-page zines since Covid-19 quarantine started, shares her life growing up with a Filipinx mom and Egyptian dad. Gharib's parents divorced when she was young and went on to remarry others and have more kids, her dad back in Cairo. Being of Filipinx descent wasn't unusual in Gharib's So Cal town; Egyptians were rarer, and being a mix between the two may have made her unique.

In addition to the usual struggles of immigrant kids to be true to their family cultures while also identifying as "American," whatever that is, Gharib has a hard time reconciling? blending? sometimes conflicting home cultures. Her parents are both devoted to their religion--her mother to Catholicism and her father to Islam. Gharib takes what she wants from each, though it's still confusing, especially when she goes back and forth between Cerritos and Cairo--from being confirmed in the church and halal in the mosque.



Things get even more confusing for Gharib when she falls in love with a white guy. Despite all the potential conflicts, Gharib embraces all the differences in her worlds, loving them all. She comes across as happy and well-adjusted and eager to share her multitudes with her future descendants.