Alexandria Quote by Shereen El Feki

My roots are still in Britain, that's where I live, that's the place where I come from.

— Miranda Richardson

I was born in Egypt, and my family moved to London when I was seven. I grew up mostly in Clapham, where I also…

— Mona Eltahawy

I'm half Egyptian, and I'm Muslim. But I grew up in Canada, far from my Arab roots. Like so many who straddle East and…

— Shereen El Feki

We immigrated when I was 3 1/2 years old, to Toronto. But I'm still very, very close to my culture and - back home in Egypt.

— Mena Massoud

I'm a Muslim Egyptian-American, born in Cairo. I grew up in Kuwait until the first Gulf War, when my family relocated to the United…

— Rana el Kaliouby

I grew up all over the world. My father was in the army and was posted to a new place every two and a…

— Juliet Stevenson

My roots are Scottish. My dad's parents are from Scotland, and my mum's dad is Scots.

— Katharine Isabelle

Every time someone asks me where I'm from, I'm not sure how to answer that question... so I say I have no roots.

— Alice Merton

My parents have always been very concerned of making sure we know who we are and where we come from. I have to give…

— Dilshad Vadsaria

I know where I come from and what my roots are.

— Gabriel Batistuta

I'm not sure where I'm from! I was born in London. My father's from Ghana but lives in Saudi Arabia. My mother's Nigerian but…

— Taiye Selasi

I was born in England, but then I lived in Calgary, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, India, Vancouver, London, Toronto, and now L.A.

— Hannah Simone