2009 AOL , LLC . Moustafa Bayoumi : Like many Americans , I have a hyphenated identity . He says he 's of Egyptian descent but that does n't fully describe him . His father was born in Egypt and his mother is American He says , `` Today , identity is too easily turned into a rallying cry for purity and violence . ''
Moustafa Bayoumi : Like many Americans , I have a hyphenated identity . He says he 's of Egyptian descent but that does n't fully describe him . His father was born in Egypt and his mother is American He says , `` Today , identity is too easily turned into a rallying cry for purity and violence . ''