In his introduction, Eilan shared times he felt uncomfortable as a racialized graduate student at the University of Alberta. He recounted being told that as an Arab on campus, he was likely going to be seen as a terrorist, alongside many other experiences.
Esingenisweni sakhe, u-Eilan uchaze ngezikhathi azizwela engakhululekile ngazo njengomfundi oneziqu obecwaswa ngokobuhlanga eNyuvesi yase-Alberta. Ukhumbula etshelwa ukuthi njengomuntu oyi-Arab ekhempasini, wayengase athathwe njengomuntu oyivukelambuso, phakathi kokunye okuningi abhekana nakho.