Английская Википедия:Basma Alawee

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Basma Alawee is an Iraq-born, Florida-based activist on refugee issues.[1]

She fled, with her family, from Baghdad to Jacksonville, Florida in 2010 after threats on their lives. In USA she co-founded WeaveTales and helped set up the Iraqi Family Organization.

She won an EVE Award in 2020.[2]

Early life

Alawee was born in Baghdad, during the Iran-Iraq War, where she studied engineering.[2]

Move to USA

After her husband took a job with a US-run organization, their lives were threatened. In 2010, Alawee and her husband moved as refugees to Jacksonville, Florida under the Special Immigrant Visa.[2][3][4]

Career

While in Iraq, Alawee worked at the national Department of Oil.[2]

Upon arrival in USA at first volunteered at Lutheran Social Services, at World Relief and other Catholic Charities doing interpretation and other refugee-support work. Later, she was hired by Alden Road Exceptional Student Center as a teacher before moving to The Foundation Academy to teach science and mathematics.[2]

In 2013 Alawee became the Florida delegate for the Refugee Congress.

In 2018 she became the inaugural Organizer for the Florida Immigrant Coalition.[2][5][6] In 2019,[3] she co-founded for not-for-profit WeaveTales[7] and was a key part of the founding of the Iraqi Family Organization, an entity that helps Arabs teach each other.[2]

In 2021, she campaigned for Americans to welcome Afghan refugees after the Taliban takeover,[1][8] and invited others to organize support for refugees.[4]

In 2020, she won an EVE award.[2] She currently works as the national campaign manager for campaign organization We Are All America.[1][9]

Family

Alawee's husband is Ali Aljubouri, and they have two daughters, Dana, and Rodina. [2][10]


References

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External links

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