U.S. Citizenship Resources for Ramadan

A Citizenship Quiz for the Month of Ramadan

• podcast | pdf | video  (with subtitles)

Videos

• Muslim American Citizenship Interviews and more! playlist (90+ videos)
• 2019 Citizenship Interview with Nahil Ireiqat (Jerusalem) and Juana Garcia  (Mexico) video
• 2018 Citizenship Interview with Nahil Ireiqat (Jerusalem) and Josefina Rios (Mexico) mp3  video
• 2018 Spring U.S. Citizenship Interview with Pari Akbari, Iran mp3 / video
• Blessed Eid al-Adha! (video)
• Interview with Samia Amed (Yemen) video / mp3
• Happy Spring, Happy New Citizen with Fariba video
• Milpitas Adult School Open House Citizenship Interview 1 (Teacher Nahil / Palestine) (video)
• Milpitas Adult School Open House Citizenship Interview 2 (Kasim / Bangladesh) (video)
• MST Saleha Khatun’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
• New US Citizen Minire Karamanaga (Bosnia/Yugoslavia) (2010) video
• New US Citizen Sardar Habibi (Afghanistan) (English) (video)
• New US Citizen Sardar Habibi (Afghanistan) (Farsi) (video)
• Practice! Practice! Practice! (video)
• Tasleem's First Practice Interview (Pakistan) video
• Tasleem's Second Practice Interview (Pakistan) video
• 2015 USCIS 100 Remix Round 1 Twos with Tasleem (Pakistan)  video
• Tasleem Khaldoon talks about her Citizenship Interview (Pakistan) video

Interview Podcasts 

• 2018 Citizenship Interview with Nahil Ireiqat (Jerusalem) and Josefina Rios (Mexico) mp3  video
• 2018 Spring U.S. Citizenship Interview with Pari Akbari, Iran mp3 / video
• 2016 Spring Citizenship Interview with Ali Akbari (Malyasia/Iran) (2016) mp3
• An "Everyday" Citizenship Interview with Munni Thakkar (Mumbai, India) (2016) mp3
• A Basic Citizenship Interview with Pari Akibari (Esfahan, Iran) (2007) (mp3)
• Interview with Samia Amed (Yemen) video / mp3

Quizzes (pdf)

• A Citizenship Quiz for the Month of Ramadan pdf  mp3  video
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Esam Omeish (Liberia) pdf
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Hushang Ansary (Iran) pdf
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Louay Safi pdf
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Mohamed Awad Elhassan pdf
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Nimco Ahmed (Libya) pdf
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rend al-Rahim (Iraq) pdf
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Safa Aldabyani (Yemen) pdf

VOA News (There are so many videos and articles--please search for more)

• Ramadan Prayers at the Grand Mosque in Mecca (2022)
• 2019 Challenges of Observing Ramadan in Non-Muslim Countries (article and videos)
• Explainer: What is Ramadan? (2024) 
• Faith in Freedom: The Journey of Muslim American Candidates (2016)
• Latinas Converting to Islam for Identity, Structure (2014)
• Non-Muslim Teacher Fasts During Ramadan to Support Muslim Student (2019)
• People of Different Faiths Unite for Muslim Ramadan Meal (2018)
• Ramadan in the United States
• Time Lapse of 2019 Hajj Pilgrimage in Mecca (2019)
• US Muslims Celebrate Ramadan in Different Ways (2018)

PBS 

• American Muslims: A History Revealed video playlist; A series of six short documentary films that reveal and explore the early history of Muslims in America. The series is hosted by three leading American Muslim journalists: Malika Bilal, Aymann Ismail, and Asma Khalid. Over the course of the series, they travel the country to piece together stories spanning over 200 years. from the first Muslims to arrive as enslaved people from Africa to the establishment of early South Asian, Syrian-Lebanese, and Black American Muslim communities. The series weaves key moments in U.S. history with the unexpected but essential story threads of Muslims whose lived experiences offer us new insight into how race, religion, and nationality are intertwined in the American fabric. 

Arabic

• USCIS Arabic Resources
• USCIS Arabic Naturalization Process Presentation video
• ACLU Know Your Rights pdf
• ACLU: Know Your Rights: Discrimination Against Immigrants and Muslims
• Ameera Math Is Fun: Yes/No Questions Form N400 (Arabic and English) playlist (added 4/26/2020)
• AmeerUSA: Interview questions for the us citizenship test 2024 
• CA.gov: Arabic / English Legal Glossary
• Justice.gov: Know Your Rights in Arabic
• LEP.gov: Arabic Resources
• LOC.gov: Omar Ibn Said Collection
• MedicinePlus.gov: Arabic Resources
• uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Arab American Heritage Month
• VOA Arabic

Farsi/Dari

• USCIS: Farsi Naturalization Process Presentation video
• CLINIC: 100 Civics Questions in Farsi
• ACLU: Immigrants' Rights: What To Do If Stopped (IN FARSI) (video)
• ACLU: What To Do When Faced With Anti-Muslim Discrimination (in Farsi) (video)
• CA DMV: California Driver Handbook (pdf)
• John Q. Khosravi Law Firm (JQK Law Firm): Naturalization video playlist
• MedicinePlus: Health Information in Farsi (فارسی) (web page)
• SSA: Social Security Resources in Farsi (web page)
• uscitizenpod: Citizenship Resources for Nowruz 2018 (blog post)
• VOA Farsi

Urdu

• USCIS Urdu Resources Page
• ACLU: What to do if you are an immigrant stopped by law enforcement agents
• CLINIC: 100 Questions in Urdu
• CA.gov: Urdu / English Legal Glossary 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
• Penguin House Radio: Citizenship Test Prep in Urdu: Part 1-5 [اردو میں امریکی شہریت کے امتحان کی آسان تیاری: پہلا حصہ]
• VOA  Urdu

For more resources, go to

• Citizenship by Language for Citizenship Resources organized by language.
• Citizenship by Country for Citizenship Resources organized by country of origin.

Updated 2025-03-01; Check back for more resources!