On May 18, 2013, IMOW hosted a special event in San Francisco called "From Sharjah to San Francisco: Muslim Women on Peace, Identity, and Art." The event included a special live spoken word performance by some select Muslima Ambassadors. Watch "I Was Born" below!

I Was Born

Written and performed by the Muslima Ambassadors

Asya Abdrahman
Susu Attar
Hana Baba
Rabea Chaudhry
Dian Harumi
S.Nadia Hussain
Bailallie Lidasan
Daliah Merzaban
Katie Miranda
Sophia Ahmed Sattar
Sara Taibah
Minoosh Zomorodinia

Directed by Margaret Silverman

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