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" I do not know if things would have been different if I had taken part in my father’s funeral. But I do know that I would not been forced to deal with feelings of guilt, abandonment and anger."
"My passion for women’s issues has always been profound. So when the opportunity to participate and serve as an advisory council member of the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women was offered, I availed it."
The Arab American National Museum (AANM)’s Arab Film Festival offers fascinating and exciting new titles from one of the most currently prolific and creative group of filmmakers on the planet. Going on from June 3-12 2016!
“We live in an age that wants to label us and box us in so we can be easily understood by the outside world. But, I am not simple. I refuse to be boxed in.”
"A Somali proverb: The absence of knowledge is the absence of light. Everyone has a light that shines during times of distress. That light was my grandfather. Not only was he a parental figure, but he was my friend."
"Going back like this to me would mean emotional, spiritual, and intellectual suicide. So, I tried all my options and after three years from first begin introduced to the idea of joining the Army as a route to U.S. citizenship, I decided to take this noble route. I am proud to be serving the country I have been calling my home."
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" I realized that I had to start from scratch and forge a future for myself out of the nothingness that I was surrounded by at the time."
Today, more than 63 million girls around the world are out of school. You can directly help these girls go to school — and all you have to do is clean out your closet.
MALA's Co-Founder, Ahmed Flex Omar, shares his journey from Somaliland to the United States, and how he navigated his way through.
On Sunday, April 24th 2016 , HE NAMED ME MALALA was screened at the Flint Institute of Arts. The Flint community took a stand for social justice issues both domestically and globally, embracing Malala's message to speak out for change.
