Kadiri said he now embraces his name and identity. Mukhtar Kadiri; Rebecca Zisser/BIGrowing up, Mukhtar Kadiri felt like an outsider because of his Arabic name. After struggling to land job interviews out of college, he added "Mark" to his résumé and got hired.Kadiri found himself job hunting again years later and refused to reject his real name and identity.This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Mukhtar Kadiri, 39, from the greater Toronto area, about how he decided to go by a different name in the workplace.

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