They could very well be converts. The names are arabicized nom-de-plums it looks like. Essentially the names read “child of person, the American” and the woman’s writing style comes off as too aggressive to be Arab raised. Most likely black converts.
There is a reason why we aren’t privy to actual fact. It is because the fact doesn’t support “traditional American.”
Like it or not, that’s my guess. A PDOOMA - pulled directly out of my ass. I know media, I know quislings, I know media. When they obfuscate like this, there is a reason.