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Program
We appreciate your presence as we celebrate the powerful impact Muslim women make in our community at MWO's GEMS Gala. Through standing together we truly do grow stronger. Strong enough to build our own compassionate and inclusive community, to protect one another from harm, and to speak our truth. That is our collective power...THE POWER OF US.
Dinner & Entertainment
Quran Recitation - Haya Kola
Opening Remarks - Yasemin Aksoy
Welcome & Gratitude - Ambreen Jawaid
The Power of Us - Yasemin Aksoy
The Stories of Us - Sadaf Saied
Fatimah Yang, Vjolca Capri, Nilmarie Lotti
Our Collective Impact - Sadaf Saied
The Power of Us Challenge - Yasemin Aksoy
GEMS Award Presentations - Sadaf Saied & Tina Yunis
Rasha Mubarak - Florida Palestine Network
Reem Elkhaldi - Healing Our Homeland
The Power of Us Challenge Results - Yasemin Aksoy
Acknowledgements & Closing Remarks - Sadaf Saied
Closing Dua - Yasemin Aksoy
About Our GEMS Awards Honorees
Rasha Mubarak
Florida Palestine Network
Rasha Mubarak is an uncompromising advocate for justice, deeply committed to the fight against imperialism, settler colonialism, and the capitalist structures that perpetuate inequality and exploitation. She views the Palestinian struggle as a direct confrontation with these systems—an embodiment of the broader global fight for self-determination and liberation. Rasha understands that the dispossession of her people is not an isolated incident, but a result of a global system built on the extraction of resources, the displacement of populations, and the maintenance of power through violence and control.
For Rasha, the Palestinian cause is intrinsically linked to the struggles of all oppressed people, from the indigenous communities fighting settler colonialism across the world to working-class movements demanding economic justice. She recognizes that true liberation is not about reforming the systems of domination, but about disrupting these oppressive systems. This vision is grounded in the understanding that imperialism and settler colonialism are not just regional issues, but global structures of exploitation that demand international solidarity and action.
Her activism focuses on building coalitions across borders—uniting diverse movements for justice, equity, and dignity. By forging connections between the Palestinian struggle and other anti-imperialist, anti-colonial, and labor movements, Rasha works to create a united front that challenges the power of the elites and demands the redistribution of land, wealth, and power to the people. She emphasizes the necessity of collective action, recognizing that no liberation is possible without a coordinated, mass movement that refuses to accept the status quo.
Rasha Mubarak’s work is a testament to the power of grassroots organizing and coalition-building, driving forward a vision of revolutionary change rooted in solidarity, justice, and the collective will of the oppressed. Through her activism, she embodies the belief that freedom is not granted by those in power but must be seized by those who refuse to be silenced or controlled.
Reem Elkhaldi
Healing Our Homeland
Bio: Reem Elkhaldi, Esq. is a Palestinian attorney and a true believer in justice. Reem is the founder and executive director of Healing Our Homeland, a Palestinian women-led grassroots movement for liberation. Reem specializes in criminal litigation with a focus on gender-based violence and crimes against children. From 2017 to 2019, Reem served as a Title IX Investigator in the Office of Institutional Equity at the University of Central Florida, her alma mater. From 2013 to 2017, Reem was an Assistant State Attorney in Orange County, Florida assigned to the Special Victim’s Unit. Most days, you can find her writing, homeschooling her two children, studying the Quran, and spending time in nature.
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