Name Amal Kassir
Biography Profile / Biodata Information
Introduction :
- Amal Kassir is a young activist using education and spoken word poetry to speak up about injustices surrounding the treatment of the Islamic community.
- By growing up with mixed-race parents, a white mother and an Arab father, Amal had a unique cultural experience that allows her to empathize with those struggling to balance their religious identity with their American one.
- Kassir is now in her early twenties and continues to live with her family.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Amal, born and raised in Denver, Colorado, decided to stay close to home for college, & started attending the University of Colorado Denver.
- Unsatisfied with their offered majors, however, she decided to create her own to ensure that she took the courses she wanted to take.
- Her degree combines child psychology and education. It is a major stepping stone to continuing her activism work. She hopes to work with refugee children and develop educational curricula that their communities can continue when she leaves.
- She is on track to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in “community programming in social psychology,” her own major, very soon.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
Early Jobs :
- Before ever reciting poetry on stage, Amal worked in her family’s Syrian restaurant.
- There, she worked odd jobs and mainly waitressed. She continues to do so when she has the time.
Spoken Word & Poetry :
- Amal had been drawn to poetry at a young age for its ability to capture an audience’s attention and hold it for several minutes. Viewers process spoke a word in a way that’s different from processing a song or reading a chapter on their own. It’s intimate and emotional and will lead people to look at issues in a new light.
- When she began writing her own poetry, she focused on herself and her own identity struggles as a Syrian-American, and quickly realized she could tell a much larger story and shed light on the issues surrounding Syria.
- In 2013, after performing poetry for quite some time, Kassir attended the Minor Disturbance Poetry Slam held at the Mercury Café in Denver.
- There, she went on to win the contest, and her poem went viral on YouTube.
- Since then, Kassir has performed in over 10 countries and has been invited to events all over the world.
Bright Success at a Young Age :
- Although still a college student herself, Amal has been invited on numerous occasions to give lectures to both organizations and classes.
- She is currently using her education to develop workshops aimed at empowering young people through writing.
- Poetry allowed her to find her own voice, and she wanted writing to be a tool for others to do the same.
- Through her workshops, she runs a project called More Than Metaphors.
- This project focuses on displaced Syrian children and uses community initiatives to create educational opportunities for them, with an emphasis on writing and expression.
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May Allah fulfill all her halal desires and make her successful in both Dunia and Aakhirah
Aameen…Summa Aameen