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I shape policies & mobilize resources, ensuring healthcare, education, and access in 193+ countries and impacting lives of billions. all views my own

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Alaa Murabit, M.D
2 years
The reason I am where I am today is because I have always had a choice. Robbing women of the ability to make a choice (their right!!) forces them into lives they may not want. It robs them of identity. It robs them of power & agency. It robs them of opportunity & dignity.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
Hey D. I spend my time creating solutions w presidents & the like (so I guess we'll never meet) #CanYouHearUsNow
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
6 years
Brought together by a shared appreciation for girls education & the true purpose of dinner candles ๐Ÿ•ฏ
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
7 years
Thanks for the incredible honor @Forbes #30Under30
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
7 years
Glad to have captured this shot of Malala with her two MVPs during brief down time #GirlPowerTrip #FeministFamiliesFTW
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
Speaking alongside His Holiness the @DalaiLama today #powerandcare
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
Hey little D. This is Italy awarding my work on #globalsecurity .Thx for making it more challenging. #CanYouHearUsNow
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
1 year
now I wanna go to Oman
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Bayt Al Fann
1 year
A desert oasis in the Middle East, the architecture of Oman is suited to its different terrain, ranging from mountain houses to desert tents, coastal forts & mud houses. More than just practical, the architecture gives insight into Omani culture A thread on the beauty of Omanโ€ฆ
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
6 years
So proud of this piece for @BostonGlobe : "Decades of research show that when women are empowered, countries are more secure and more prosperous. None of this happens if a girlโ€™s reproductive rights and educational opportunities remain unprotected."
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
Standing in solidarity with the #LGBT + community - no one should face violence for being themselves #PulseNightclub
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
7 years
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ it's time we held muslim "scholars" & countries which promote exclusive& archaic interpretations (for their own benefit) accountable
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Hend Amry
7 years
Maybe start with your extremist preachers, gender inequality, and oppression of free speech & religious freedom under blasphemy laws.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
7 years
Grateful to have spent my evening with 3 most humble, thoughtful, radiant & funny people. An omen (hopefully) of how 2017 will shape up ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
3 years
Such an excellent piece highlighting the @Malala that we get the pleasure of working with (& laughing with)
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Malala Yousafzai
3 years
I know the power that a young girl carries in her heart when she has a vision and a mission โ€“ and I hope that every girl who sees this cover will know that she can change the world. Thank you @BritishVogue , @Edward_Enninful & @thedalstonyears
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
3 years
Hearing a lot of comparisons to โ€œthird world countriesโ€ & the Middle East. Or of people being so โ€œsurprisedโ€. No. Whatโ€™s happening in the US today & the (lack of) response is rooted in white supremacist violence, it has been predicted by BIPOC for years and it is 100% American.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
Humbled to serve as HighLevel Commissioner:Health Employment & Economic Growth-eager for action to meet global needs
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
"Universal healthcare isn't a medical issue, it's an inequality & justice issue & an issue of priorities." #2030Now
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
4 years
Thrilled to announce my selection as a @Harvard @Radcliffe .Institute Fellow. Excited to learn from & work with this incredible community. During my fellowship, I will explore women as agents of peace, womenโ€™s leadership & our changing understanding of security.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
6 years
I sat down with the incredible @lewishowes & we discussed everything from the manipulation of religion, what cultivates true leadership and resilience to the one thing we can all do to change the world. Check it out at School of Greatness Podcast & let me know what you think.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
4 years
@Malala and I discuss #girlseducation , the impact #COVID19 has had, and what keeps her motivated and inspired At The Table. Listen wherever you get your podcasts
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 months
To highlight the scale & urgency, the confirmed death toll in Derna is now 11,300 people. That is expected to rise to 20,000. 9000+ are injured, 30,000+ are displaced and ~18,000 people missing. That is in a city of a population of around 90,000. Imagine, 75% of your city dead,
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
4 years
Mourning the loss of an incredibly powerful, committed and tireless advocate for women and girls. Her years of public service & personal sacrifice have changed the landscape of this country and the womenโ€™s movement globally. Forever grateful. Rest in Power & Peace RBG โค๏ธ
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
7 years
Mark your calendars, the world's largest conference on girls' & women's health, rights & wellbeing is headed to Canada in June 2019. #WD2019
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
7 years
Not. A. Single. Woman. Was. At. The. White. House. Meeting. On. Women's. Health.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
2 years
I'm excited to be named a @wef 2022 Young Global Leader - as I join this community I am eager to continue being intentional in my leadership and investing in & accelerating women's leadership in #InclusiveSecurity , #healthequity , peacebuilding, and policy. #ygl2022 @YGLvoices
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
7 years
Humbled to be recognized today by Harvard Law as a 2017 Woman Who Inspires:
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
6 years
โ€œThe term โ€˜religiousโ€™ isnโ€™t something that I really like...Too often, the connotation of โ€˜religiousโ€™ is someone who is very strict and focused on acts. I would say Iโ€™m very spiritual, and I have a very strong faith.โ€ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
4 years
The amount of conferences/companies that have reached out specifically about inclusion in the pandemic response & then tell me that โ€œsince itโ€™s an opportunity to highlight women of color in STEMโ€ they hope I would speak for free...
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April
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Yโ€™all wouldnโ€™t believe the emails. Top tier orgs/universities/brands asking me to speak. Especially now when I donโ€™t have to travel, I guess they think Iโ€™m running a discount. When my manager asks about an honorarium, they ghost her. My brain isnโ€™t free on Zoom. #KnowYourWorth
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
7 years
A favourite of the day. Right after Malala delivered her official parliamentary address ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ #GirlPowerTrip
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
7 years
May this coming year be a blessed one for you & your family and may it filled with light, love, peace, patience and gratitude๐Ÿ’ซ #EidMubarak
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
hmmm this picture (& list) seem to be missing something. I mean aside from credibility obviously... #themuslim500
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
4 years
Grateful to @RaeganSealy & all the incredible women and survivors coming forward. I was warned about Adam when I became an MIT Fellow. This shouldnโ€™t be relegated to whispers - predators need to be outed, excluded and accountable. #MeToo
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Raegan Sealy
4 years
Struggled for years to tell this story, as many others have. Still feeling scared and uncertain. But the voices of other women have given me the strength to speak out now. Iโ€™m hopeful we can leave this shit in 2020. #MeTooMVMT #timesup #adamjohnfoss
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
7 months
I think itโ€™s important to share this. To remind people that 1 million babies and kids are being starved, deprived of electricity and bombed in an open air prison. These babies are the same age as my own and I canโ€™t imagine that terror.
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TIMES OF GAZA
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Footage for children pulled from under the rubble following an lsrasli airstrike, Gaza.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
#EidMuburak from ours to yours ๐Ÿ’–
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
4 years
Language is the most powerful, most sustaining, & most impactful thing colonization & white supremacy have owned. It has shaped how we see ourselves, where we assume we belong & how we subconsciously categorize, 'other,' undermine & limit ourselves.
@KarenAttiah
Karen Attiah
4 years
Really starting to hate using the term "people of color" Also dislike resorting to the term "non-whites" How white supremacy corrupts language.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
3 years
Honored to be named one of 16 Women Leaders Who Inspire for my work at intersection of health equity, inclusive security & gender equality by @UN @UN_Women . See full list w other incredible powerhouses @Malala , @mbachelet , @EmiThePoet & @MaEllenSirleaf ...
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
Whoa. for everyone sending me msgs about how I dont deserve to be #American : Jokes on you cause Im #Canadian LOL #CanYouHearUsNow #YesYouCan
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
6 years
Eid Mubarak โœจ Hoping you spend it with those who bring your heart joy. Love to you & yours #eidmubarak #ุนูŠุฏูƒู…_ู…ุจุงุฑูƒ
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
7 years
8 feet tall in Times Square, ringing the @NASDAQ closing bell with @Forbes @ForbesUnder30 ๐Ÿ””
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
9 years
ICYMI: My statement during the open debate of the Security Council on Women, Peace & Security today. #1325at15 http://t.co/gFck9pBcAP
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
7 years
I read the best thing you can do is always surround yourself with people smarter than you. Clearly I've taken it to heart.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
Panel on China: No Chinese experts. Panel on Syria: No Syrians. At the most basic we need to listen to people from the countries! #HISF2016
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
4 years
@LibyaLiberty Every student should be like her- weโ€™d be so much further + better if we actually taught/understood history and itโ€™s impact
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
3 years
The incredible @shannonrwatts of @MomsDemand joined me At The Table! We discuss the decrease of state senator support for the NRA, the correlation of domestic violence to gun violence & the moral imperative of having women run for office
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
4 years
What a remarkable human. From mamas who celebrated babies that were born too soon or gone too soon - thank you Chrissy for speaking in this moment. Thank you for showing so many women they are not alone. You give power to us all. Sending you so much love, prayers & strength.
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chrissy teigen
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
His Holiness the @DalaiLama gifting me a Khata, a traditional scarf of blessing.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
missing summer where I got to meet the coolest fellow Canadian @doctorow who is basically a cyber superhero
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
10 months
We hold women to higher standards, undermine their work, overlook their contributions, and then try to call it imposter syndrome.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
4 years
Thrilled to be named and recognized as one of Canadaโ€™s nine *Trailblazers* I celebrate all the incredible champions and women around the world & those who came before us to lay the foundation that we all continue to work on. #IWD2020 #BecauseofYou #WomenPeaceSecurity
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
9 years
Heart heavy for #Tunisia , #Kuwait and #France today
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
4 years
@JoyAnnReid @MSNBC how this is acceptable?? Where is the retraction, correction, apology?!
@BesDMarx
Bes D. Marx๐Ÿ”ป
4 years
joy-ann reid just compared radicalized trump supporters to "the way muslims act" this is islamophobia, she should apologize immediately.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
2 years
We need a fundamental rethink around #security which is why @SecurityRecoded 's launch couldnโ€™t come any sooner. To kick things off, @Malala and I will be going live on April 19th 11:30 ET to deep dive on gender security & the role of girls' education in stabilizing communities.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
1 year
A few days in Doha: delicious dates, a couple of games, and celebrating the power of health innovation and incredible health innovators alongside @BillGates @MichaelEssien , Nadia Nadim, @didierdrogba & David Beckham
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
Speaking at @coe on importance of creating intercultural &inclusive societies-painfully relevant given todays events
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
2 years
Abortion IS healthcare. Always will be.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
Clarification for a Canadian: what exactly does "taking the oil" mean? #debates
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
4 years
This whole thread โ€”>
@monaeltahawy
Mona Eltahawy
4 years
I moved to the US in 2000. Iโ€™ve learned that many white Americans have a delusional amount of confidence in their govt & its institutions.Theyโ€™re childishly naive in believing institutions will save them from state power which they think will work for them
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
Private meeting with fellow @UN SDG Advocate Queen Mathilde of Belgium before she gave her keynote address at #EDD16
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
Oh can't hear me? They could hear me at the @UN #SecurityCouncil #CanYouHearUsNow
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
6 years
Just one outtake from my awesome conversation with @LewisHowes . Listen at itunes or watch here:
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
3 years
So incredible to witness @Kinglimaa growth and & appreciate the impact sheโ€™ll have on so many young women who feel the same โค๏ธโค๏ธ
@ruqaiya_h
Ruqaiya
3 years
Check out hijabi supermodel Halima Aden's Instagram story today for an interesting & insightful look into the 'modest fashion' industry through her eyes. May Allah bless her and her mum
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
5 years
Excited and humbled to be named in the Top 20 of the Worldโ€™s 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy. Especially alongside so many incredible women I look up to, learn from and admire. Itโ€™s an honour to be included. #Gender100
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
9 years
Taking the stage to speak about #Women Peacebuilders and #Libya in 30. Join at http://t.co/hB2daQOgdF #OsloFF
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
7 years
In a field dominated by much older ppl (often men), the guidance & mentorship of women gives me the confidence to lead๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป #deliverforgood
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
7 years
Thanks @smrtgrls ! heres to working together to ensure all women & girls have safety, support & access to opportunity. #DayofTheGirl #Repost
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
. @JeffDSachs : finding money for war instead of sustainability and development is "the biggest joke of our time"
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
The phenomenal @BBCYaldaHakim moderates (yet another) #manel at #HISF2016 . This one on #Syria -where inclusivity is key to credible solutions
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
4 years
heroes.
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Travelito
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Some of Italian nurses & doctors after long hours of work in intensive care. โค๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
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Calling Muhammad @Yunus_Centre a friend, colleague & mentor is such a privilege. I hope only to absorb a fraction of his humility &strength.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
I have no worries about us being heard-these young leaders i work with will make sure of it too #CanYouHearUsNow
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
3 years
I was diagnosed with #postpartum depression after having my son this year. I often wonder how many people in my life are going through the same thing but donโ€™t have access to care or an understanding support system #mentalhealth #MentalHealthAwareness
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
4 years
@muniba_mazari Hey Muniba! Wonderful hearing you during rise for all today! Would love to connect - whats best email to reach you?
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
5 years
So incredibly relevant today
@iyad_elbaghdadi
ฤฐyad el-Baghdadi | ุฅูŠุงุฏ ุงู„ุจุบุฏุงุฏูŠ
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Political quietism is a function of privilege.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
. @DenisMukwege speaking at @OsloFF -he's the greatest inspiration & a reason I became a doctor myself ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ #catalysts
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"We must stop seeing women as one dimensional. When we paint women with a broad brush, we impose onto them our...
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
My nephew & I putting our best #rednose forward to support kids in need globally. #LaughGiveSaveaKid โญ•๏ธ
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
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#MyNameIs Alaa. It means โ€˜Lordโ€™s bounties,โ€™ and comes from a famous verse in Surah Ar-Rahman โ€œููŽุจูุฃูŽูŠูู‘ ุขู„ูŽุงุกู ุฑูŽุจูู‘ูƒูู…ูŽุง ุชููƒูŽุฐูู‘ุจูŽุงู†ูโ€ which means โ€œWhich of your Lord's bounties will you deny?โ€ My parents gave me a name to invoke gratitude, curiosity, patience, and faith.
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
9 years
By only listening to those w guns we continue to encourage the use of them #BeyondViolence @ForumOnWomen
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
PM @JustinTrudeau commitment to human rights & @TheGlobalGoals makes me encouraged as SDG Advocate &incredibly proud as a Canadian. #2030Now
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
9 years
I wish I could put into words how much I miss, love & admire this woman. God's gift ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูŠุฑุญู…ู‡ุง #Libya #WHRD @AWID http://t.co/Vjt19MZGvK
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My sister Dr. Amera Murabit: a paediatric plastic surgeon, volunteers in confict zones like #Gaza #CanYouHearUsNow
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
7 years
If haven't read my Q & A with Women Deliver, please do! I don't think there's a better way to spend a Saturday...
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
Glad to be speaking at the #GCLeadersSummit on the #SDGs and the "investment in the change of mindsets"!
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
I took a selfie with hundreds of badass young women @iotsummit2016 @girlsementorship
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
9 years
Excited to address the @un security council open debate on #womenpeacesecurity on historic 15th anniversary #1325 http://t.co/XvKnX5XKvM
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
My favourite thing about #CanYouHearUsNow is how many awesome, badass muslim women I am learning about and being inspired by #rolemodels
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
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Wait I am not done bragging about these brilliant women! Benya Kraus (guys she hasn't even graduated yet and has...
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
Getting ready 2speak at the #GCLeadersSummit @ #UN General Assembly! Tune in via live stream
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
2 years
I love this photo. But today Iโ€™m choosing to cover it up with something more important: advancing the rights of women and girls everywhere. Get involved @theglobalgoals #FiveComesFirst . #IWD2022 #WorldsToDoList
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
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@TheGlobalGoals
The Global Goals
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Dear World Leaders. We Are Watching You. We are proud to support 2,020 activists and campaigners to demand that leaders keep their #GlobalGoals promise. To act faster. For people, for planet. Read our letter at . RT to show your support ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿคš
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
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Deeply honored to be recognized! Itโ€™s exciting to know that millions of students are learning about womenโ€™s leadership in building a sustainable future. A future where everyone, regardless of who they are, can lead a life filled with dignity and opportunity #WomenPeaceSecurity
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
8 years
Honoured to speak at UNGA #GCLeadersSummit & announce Fortune 500 Letter on behalf of fellow SDG Global Advocates
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
2 years
In America today, Guns have more rights than Women & Girls #RoeVsWade
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Alaa Murabit, M.D
6 years
It's time we hold religious "leaders" & "scholars" who manipulate and promote exclusive, patriarchal & archaic interpretations of faith (for their own benefit) accountable.
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