Tweet International Women’s Day (IWD).. is a day that the world celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, “ March 8th, was designated by UN to not just celebrate women rights, but to call for actions to improve women rights and gender parity. However, Arab and Muslim women who have a long history of struggle for their economic, legal and social rights, their stories mostly ignored.
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A CRACK IN THE SKY, My conversation with Playwright Ahmed Yusuf, and Actor M Hajji
Tweet By Ahmed Ismail YusufDirected by Faye PriceFebruary 10–March 4, 2018 From Somalia to the U.S.A. 1984. A young shepherd boy stands in front of his mother to tell her of the decision he has made in the night. He has had enough of the nomadic life, of herding goats and sheep, and is leaving to seek out a better life. With that, he sets off on an adventure that takes him on the road less traveled from Somalia to Minnesota. It’s the epic tale of Ahmed Ismail Yusuf who, inspired by Maya Angelou, discovers the power of the written word.
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The only thing that stops a bad teacher with a stick, is a good student with a heart!
Tweet In my school, teachers were not armed with guns, only whipping sticks The Trump-NRA scripted idea of arming teachers with guns is another uncooked idea worthy of a 3am tweet; in fact arming teachers will only hurt students and ultimately not protect them, especially students of color, as Jamelle Bouie wrote in Slate.com; “groups at the bottom of American race hierarchy receive the brunt of state violence, full stop.”