For a long time, Amrou Al-Kadhi struggled to negotiate the intersections between their queer and Islamic heritage. These identities felt completely polarized, as if their identity were founded on a tectonic fault at constant risk of rupture. Yet, it was the unlikely world of quantum physics that allowed Al-Kadhi to find the magic of contradictions -- and to revel in their intersectional identity. Listen and subscribe to TEDx SHORTS and more podcasts from the TED Audio Collective at audiocollective.ted.com.

TEDx SHORTS: What science taught me about being a Muslim drag quee‪n‬

What science taught me about being a Muslim drag quee‪n‬

Quantum physics challenges the fixed principles of our universe, showing subatomic particles can exist in multiple states.

Embracing the contradictions within, much like quantum particles, unites the facets of one's identity in a universal harmony.

Quantum physics highlights reality's contradiction, inspiring a reconnection of faith and identity in a Muslim drag queen.