She was surprised i was so relaxed. She was with her mother in law. Her motherinlaw was from edible. Formidable. She said, when my motherinlaw is sitting at the table, she saying, why dont you eat from that, why dont you take that . I said, she is taking care of you, showing respect. She likes you. Oh, she said, i thought i told her no. No she should not insist. For her it was a clash of culture. For me i knew my mother would have done the same thing back home. Or any italian. You are an afghan citizen. You were criticized by some for not being islamic during the campaign, not eating being in your lebanese roots. Some people say the country should not have u. S. First lady. How did you deal with that . I was born in a christian family. We prayed in arabic. When you pray to god, it was pretty much the same. For me, its not a difference whether i am muslim or christian. For all the indications that come to see me, it has never been an issue. They are happy that i am there that im opening