Journalist • Founder & Podcast Host @illgofirst • 🗣: Mental Health Equity/Human Rights/Anti-Trafficking • Do not let your anger paralyze you. Let it move you.
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Joined January 2009
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"Who am I? It depends on which story is more true: the story of my abuse or the story of my redemption." - @danallender #redemption
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My niece, Katherine and I, along with thousands of Yazidi women and girls, were taken into captivity by ISIS in 2014.
When she was separated from me in Mosul, I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to her.
Katherine and other women were held captive by Aslam Taha Al Ubaidi, an Iraqi doctor who had joined ISIS. This terrorist, along with others, was responsible for raping and enslaving Katherine and her friends.
Katherine attempted to escape more than five times, but the families in Hawija turned her back to ISIS.
She kept Almas, a nine-year-old Yazidi girl, with her, and her biggest wish was to save Almas and bring her to safety.
Katherine and two of her friends tried to escape and run away from their captors in 2016. Before they could reach safety, Katherine and Almas were killed by explosives, and their friend Lamya was critically wounded.
Seven years later, today, Katherine and Alma's remains were exhumed.
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"Refugees are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children, with the same hopes and ambitions as us — except that a twist of fate has bound their lives to a global refugee crisis on an unprecedented scale." -- Khaled Hosseini
To all of my dear friends who sacrificed so much in Afghanistan, I am thinking of you during this time.
Looking for ways to support people during the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan? The @afghan_american has complied a list of vetted orgs & ways to volunteer here: afghanamericans.org/?fbclid=…
Vaccination dose one ✅ I feel sooo grateful to be able to make it to vaccination. I know too many people who did not survive COVID long enough to be here with us. ❤️
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Congratulations, President @JoeBiden and Vice President @KamalaHarris. Democracy has indeed prevailed, the voices of the people have been heard and we march forward working toward progress for our nation. #InaugurationDay
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.@JoeBiden: "I give you my word, I will always level with you, I’ll defend America. Together we will write a story of hope, decency and dignity. May we meet this moment." Yes, may we #Inauguration2021
I’m reading through the detention hearing notes for the Shaman guy and it’s surprising, but not surprising, that these guys are only getting trespassing-type charges and not assault on a public official or police officer... (p 1/3)
npr.org/sections/insurrectio…
It makes me think of a case I worked on earlier this year where a black male got 8 years (EIGHT years) for pushing a white police officer off of his chest...(p 2/3)
❤️: A nursing home hug room softens the isolation of the coronavirus era - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/world/eur…
We are in production for Season 2 (!) of @illgofirst Podcast ::cheers:: When it comes to mental health what topics should we be covering? Who should we feature? We want to hear from you! :) DM me or @illgofirst
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1/ It's sad how quickly Covid patients are overwhelming hospitals across America.
I wanted to understand the scope so I searched local news sites around the country and found anecdote after anecdote illustrating the dire situation...
(Please consider sharing this thread) 👉
ALT The Vermont National Guard constructs a 200-bed facility for non-Covid-19 patients. Glenn Russell/VTDigger
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Save the date!
Discover the #ParisPeaceForum2020 speakers!
🗣️ @JustinTrudeau Prime Minister of Canada
🗣️ @antonioguterres Secretary General of the @UN
🗣️ @NadiaMuradBasee 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate & founder of @nadiainitiative
Want to join in? 👉 bit.ly/31S4TSt
👏🏽 How newspapers around the world reported US election victory for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris xitter.cf/i/events/1325383889662…