Menal joined Turning Point’s team in November 2023.

She is a second-generation American, originally from Yemen, and speaks fluent Arabic. Menal is passionate about South-Asian and Arab literature and art and hopes to break stereotypes, and present these cultures in a better light. Coming from an immigrant background herself, she is deeply committed to creating an open space that reflects the richness of diversity within the diaspora and honors students’ cultural differences. Her past experiences teaching immigrants and refugees have taught her the true meaning of strength and resilience. She loves working with teens and hopes one day to write aspiring teen novels!