Why did you and others start ARCH? How did the idea come about? Afghans Reviving Culture and Heritage [ARCH] came about due to the passion and vision myself and a few friends had for the Afghan community within Toronto and, more broadly, in Canada. One could very well say that ARCH coming to existence was “written in the stars” –…
What are you passionate about? From volunteering on a political campaign for the first time in 8th grade to studying social change in college to jump starting my career in foreign policy, I have been a political junkie for as long as I can remember. What drew me to politics wasn’t the prestige, power, or drama that comes with it,…
How did MENA Arts Advisory Council (MAAC) get off the ground? MENA Arts Advisory Council (MAAC) was founded after I came off of this series called “Alphas.” I started the audition process after being away from it for about three years and then I started noticing a change in tone in Hollywood. Diversity became very hip [but..] I wasn’t an…
ADEP recently sat down with Rana Ahmadi, a 2017 Summer Leadership Initiative Alum, to get her take on the most important issues this generation can tackle and what motivates her social justice while living in Kansas. Here are her thoughts. Q: What are some things folks should know about you? I was born and raised in western Kansas, and currently…
For our Q1 newsletter we asked Angela Ahmadi, the founder of KINGNOORLA, how she got her start and what continues to motivate the creativity behind her brand. Here’s what Angela had to say.