Nader Hamdan

Name: Nader Hamdan

Age: 20

Family: Parents, Maria and Mohamad Hamdan

Residence: Yuba City

Occupation: Student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, majoring in history.

Hobbies, interests: Play guitar, read literature and history, interested in activism in human rights.

What brought you to the Yuba-Sutter area? Born and raised here.

Place of worship you attend: Attend the mosque in Live Oak during holidays including Ramadan.

How long have you attended? Since I was about 13 years old.

What is the importance of faith in your life? Faith to me is being optimist and having compassion for those less fortunate than most. It helps me to find a positive energy to get through daily life. To me it doesn’t matter your background or religion; what matters is how positive and compassionate we can be and how we use faith constructively to make a positive difference.

How do you live out your faith? By building relationships with people who share a passion for life, whether it be with music, art, activism, history or philosophy. These relationships help me learn more about myself and the world around me.

Faith in Action appears Saturdays. It features a member of a church, temple or mosque and the imporance of their faith. To suggest someone to be featured, contact Faith & Family coordinator Larry Badger at 749-4776.