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Feminism Good ReadsJanuary 18, 2021
Ambitious Girl: Meena Harris Changes the Narrative with Her New Children's Book
By Nasima Fancy
Raise your hand if you've heard of Phenomenal.
Raise your hand if you've bought from one of their collections or at least been incredibly tempted to do so.
Raise your hand if you've seen the book "Kamala and Maya's Big Idea" at your local bookstore or even on the bookshelves of kids in your life (or on your own).
If you raised your hand in response to any of the above, congratulations, you're familiar with the work of Meena Harris.
If you have yet to find your way onto Meena Harris' corner of the Internet, allow me to introduce you to her. Meena Harris is a Harvard educated lawyer and the founder and CEO of Phenomenal, a black and brown owned, women-led lifestyle brand that sheds light on various timely social causes. She is a mom of two and The New York Times best-selling author of the children's book "Kamala and Maya's Big Idea" inspired by a true story from her aunt, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her mom, lawyer and policy expert, Maya Harris' childhood.
Her first book was released in June but, she's already got a second book called "Ambitious Girl" set for release. "Ambitious Girl" follows a young girl who sees a powerful woman on TV get labeled as "too assertive" and "too ambitious," sending her on a discovery journey through the past, present, and future about the challenges faced by women and girls and the ways in which these women can reclaim and bring new meaning to words originally intended to knock them down.
We at Brown Girl Magazine had the chance to ask Harris some of my questions about her new book, "Ambitious Girl" and here's all of the awesome scoop we've got for you:
But first, let's talk about Bharathnatyam dancing.
Not many people know you are a Bharathnatyam dancer. How long have you been learning for and why did you pick that up?
Bharathnatyam and my identity as a classically trained dancer are really special to me. My grandmother, who was an influential figure in all areas of my life, introduced me to Bharathnatyam when I was young. For her, I think it was not only about always finding ways to expose me to and teach me about our cultural heritage, but also, it was something she wanted to pass on that had deep personal significance, as she was a classically trained carnatic singer. I come from an artistically gifted family on my Indian side, and in fact, I'm named for my great great grandmother, Meenakshi, who also was a Bharathnatyam dancer.
Now, back to the book.
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Apart from reading your books, do you have any advice for parents looking to teach their kids the importance of community involvement and civic engagement?
I grew up in what I like to call a "social justice family"—which means I learned at a very young age what activism looks like, and what it can achieve. My grandmother was no stranger to protests and political rallies, but she was also a great example of living out everyday acts of resistance. She taught me I should always try to make an impact, wherever I was, however I could—big or small. That idea became the central line of my kids' book, Kamala and Maya's Big Idea: "No one can do everything. But everyone can do something."
I think that's such a great lesson for anyone with kids. The world only gets better when we all take steps to make it that way. But those steps don't have to be big. You can start small—even in your own backyard, just as Kamala and Maya do in the book. Organize a food drive in your apartment building, send letters to elderly neighbors stuck at home, clean up your local park, start a community garden. There are unlimited ways to make a difference and don't wait for anyone to invite you to the table. Just show up! No one is too young to get involved in their community.
Do you have any advice for women who are having to deal with the challenge of being told that they are "too ambitious"?
"Ambitious" is not an insult. So the first step is to understand that and reject that premise. You could spend your whole life hiding from these words. Instead, we need to reframe and reclaim them. As my family taught me, and as I'm hoping to pass along to others, we need to encourage ambitious girls because ambitious girls become ambitious women. And ambitious women can break barriers, shatter ceilings, and change the world.
I also think that we need to talk about the men who are telling women that they're too ambitious. And other men who hear these conversations and don't speak up. That is one of the reasons why when I talk about my new book, I am very clear that it's intended for all. I want little boys to read it, and frankly and a lot of grown men too.
What does ambition mean to you?
In my family, ambition was never used negatively. But as I've gotten older, I've come to realize that not everyone sees ambition the way I do. To a whole lot of other people, ambition—women's ambition, that is—is code for taking up space that wasn't intended to be yours.
To that I would say, ambition means courage. It means dreaming big. It means claiming your space. Ambition is a word that is powerful and good, and it should be available to all of us—we should all be proud of our ambitions.
What did the process of writing your second book look like from coming up with the idea to promoting it? Did it vary from the process of writing your first book?
Being a second-time author is sort of like being a second-time parent! Now I feel like I know the ropes a little better, but it's still a ton of work.
My second book came together much quicker than my first (which I spent multiple years working on) because I felt a real sense of urgency. When I heard people criticizing one of the women in our family for being "too ambitious," and it was amplified by the media, it stopped me in my tracks. Not because I hadn't heard something like that before, but because as a parent, I felt a new sense of determination to make sure my young daughters, and children all over, would have the tools to reject, reframe, and reclaim words that might be used against them. I got to writing, and working with a great team of ambitious women from our editor to our illustrator and more, we got this book out into the world.
Do you plan on or would you like to explore writing in other genres or for other age groups down the line?
I love writing children's books. In part, because I'm a mom of two young girls and I've seen firsthand the power of books. Also, there simply aren't enough kids' books out there with main characters who look like them, so as an author, I can take tangible steps to address the lack of diversity in children's literature. As far as other genres and age groups, stay tuned! I'm just getting started.
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Many of us likely didn't grow up seeing many BIPOC characters in the children's' books we read. Even with parents and guiding figures who made an active effort to expose us to BIPOC narratives, there simply weren't that many for us to be exposed to. In fact, we could probably all count the number of times we saw characters that looked like us or had experiences we could relate to on our fingers.
Harris is changing this narrative.
By taking matters into her own hands, she is making it so that children no longer have to wonder why there are more purple characters and trolls that live under bridges in their books than kids that look like them. And this is something worth celebrating.
"Ambitious Girl" is set to hit shelves on January 19, 2021 and you can preorder it now and also get your hands on a limited edition signed copy.
You can connect with Harris on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.
Meena Harris was born into a family of strong women whose legacy continues to inspire her. Her grandmother, Shyamala Gopalan, was a cancer researcher and civil rights activist; her mother, Maya Harris, is a lawyer and policy expert; and her aunt is Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Meena herself is a lawyer and entrepreneur. In 2017 she founded the Phenomenal, a female-powered organization that brings awareness to social causes. On January 19th, 2021, Meena will release her second children's book Ambitious Girl from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. She currently resides in San Francisco with her partner and two daughters.
Nasima Fancy
Nasima is your average, stressed out, acne-prone high school student based in Toronto, ON, Canada. Although she spends most of her day in a classroom, after she finishes her homework, she can be found writing about anything and everything ranging from politics, to comedy, to entertainment. Her writing has also been featured by the Toronto Star and the CBC. In her spare time, she can be found writing articles, working out, expressing her adoration for grammar, or as her sister says "making everything about politics."
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Iconic '80s supermodel Joan Severance has her jaw-dropping beauty routine down to an art, from a masterful skin-care prep to an arsenal of tiny, sleight of hand makeup tricks that camouflage any traces of the vitiligo she's been living with since childhood. The result? A five-minute regimen that enhances what she's got—while magically turning back the clock.


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Leah Westfall's journey has been one of ever-present peril, hidden magic, harsh realities, loss, life, determination, and love. She has searched for a place to belong and a place to call home, and people who can accept a girl with magical powers that prove to be both blessing and curse.
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No survival advantage exists for patients undergoing loop ileostomy for clostridium difficile colitis
Bradley R. Hall, Jennifer A. Leinicke, Priscila R. Armijo, Lynette M. Smith, Sean J. Langenfeld, Dmitry Oleynikov
Surgery, Nebraska Medicine
Great Plains IDeA-CTR
Center for Advanced Surgical Technology
Background: We aim to compare outcomes between loop ileostomy (LI) and total abdominal colectomy (TAC) for clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and hypothesize that LI is associated with fewer complications. Methods: The 2011–2016 ACS-NSQIP database was queried for patients undergoing LI or TAC for CDI. Patients with high outlying age, LOS, and operative time were excluded. Statistics were performed using IBM-SPSS and NCSS PASS-11. Results: Of 457 patients identified, 47 underwent LI. Predicted morbidity was higher in the TAC cohort (62% vs. 37%, p < 0.001). Patients in the LI cohort experienced fewer complications (72% vs. 87%, p = 0.021); however, mortality did not differ between LI (36%) and TAC (31%). Blood transfusions were more than twice as frequent in the TAC cohort (54% vs. 19%, p < 0.001). Four patients in the LI cohort required reoperation; however, none required colectomy. Conclusions: No mortality difference was observed between LI and TAC. Prospective studies are required to determine the utility of LI. An analysis of the ACS-NSQIP database was performed and demonstrates that no survival benefit exists for patients who undergo loop ileostomy for C difficile infection compared to those who undergo total colectomy; however, patients who undergo loop ileostomy are likely to retain their colon with low risk of requiring subsequent colectomy.
American journal of surgery
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.09.023
Colectomy
Loop ileostomy
10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.09.023
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Hall, B. R., Leinicke, J. A., Armijo, P. R., Smith, L. M., Langenfeld, S. J., & Oleynikov, D. (2019). No survival advantage exists for patients undergoing loop ileostomy for clostridium difficile colitis. American journal of surgery, 217(1), 34-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.09.023
No survival advantage exists for patients undergoing loop ileostomy for clostridium difficile colitis. / Hall, Bradley R.; Leinicke, Jennifer A.; Armijo, Priscila R.; Smith, Lynette M.; Langenfeld, Sean J.; Oleynikov, Dmitry.
In: American journal of surgery, Vol. 217, No. 1, 01.2019, p. 34-39.
Hall, BR, Leinicke, JA, Armijo, PR, Smith, LM, Langenfeld, SJ & Oleynikov, D 2019, 'No survival advantage exists for patients undergoing loop ileostomy for clostridium difficile colitis', American journal of surgery, vol. 217, no. 1, pp. 34-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.09.023
Hall BR, Leinicke JA, Armijo PR, Smith LM, Langenfeld SJ, Oleynikov D. No survival advantage exists for patients undergoing loop ileostomy for clostridium difficile colitis. American journal of surgery. 2019 Jan;217(1):34-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.09.023
Hall, Bradley R. ; Leinicke, Jennifer A. ; Armijo, Priscila R. ; Smith, Lynette M. ; Langenfeld, Sean J. ; Oleynikov, Dmitry. / No survival advantage exists for patients undergoing loop ileostomy for clostridium difficile colitis. In: American journal of surgery. 2019 ; Vol. 217, No. 1. pp. 34-39.
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I am back to finally share the last installment (for now) of Our Home Journey… and bum bum bum bum… our 6th home together and the first home we have bought!
Before you hear about our new home… you may want to catch up on the prior six we have lived in in the past 6 years!
And now here we go… our home!
We had looked and looked for houses… from the beginning of October until January. Maybe that is normal? We don't know we had never done this before. Our budget was on the low side for the area and what we wanted/needed and we just kept walking into houses that just did not cut it. They were either a MAJOR flip job (think everything in the house had to be replaced) or to way to far out (we knew we wanted to be central). To boot people kept telling us we should look in this neighborhood or that neighborhood… and the the back of my mind I would say, sure with an extra $50,000-$100,000 we could go there.
Early on, before we were fully ready to buy we found a house we really liked and it was priced right! It was a flipped house with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths, great open living space. But we knew it would not last- too good of a deal and it was bought before we were ready to make an offer.
Right at the beginning of January I went back to looking at rentals and was about to give up. Then Andrew and I talked, crunched numbers and decided we could boost our budget just a tiny bit and see if that made a difference. We looked one more time and found three houses we liked! Perfect no, but great for our family.
We decided to put an offer in on another flipped house with a good location for us and the huge blessing- 4 bedrooms/2.5 baths. We thought there was no way we be able to get that extra bedroom, but there it was! The only catch was the living area was small and a big space for entertaining was a top priority. We decided we could take down the wall between the kitchen and living room and it would work.
So we put in an offer and after some negotiations the house was ours. Bought our first home and did our first renovation! We have been here just more than two months and we are still setting up. It is taking more time than we expected, but that is okay. It takes time and a home is never really finished!
View from the front door of the "great room."
View of "great room" from the back.
The totally unfinished nursery and a bad picture at that… it is not actually this yellow in there.
And how is this for imperfection… the "back right room" /the office/guest room/who knows!
*People have a lot of thoughts about where you should live/how you should buy/etc… take the good advise and leave the rest.
*Keep to your budget and keep it on the low side as much as possible. I have heard it said that you should keep it at 30% of your take home pay. We tried to keep it at 25% or less of just Andrew's income. The bank will give you a bigger loan than that. Just because they will does not mean you should or you need a house that is that expensive.
*A home does not have to be perfectly ready to have guests. We had a meeting at a house the first week we moved in. Was everything ready? No. But one of the points of having a home is the fact that God calls us to be hospitable.
*If you think moving into a rental has a lot of expenses (like we did) just go ahead and buy and get ready for REALLY expensive. From lawnmowers, to paint, to furniture, to the unexpected. Make a priority list and take it one day (or year) at a time, it does not have to happen all at once.
*Pick the most lived in rooms and set those up first. To be honest the office/extra bedroom and the nursery are still a disaster… but we don't need them yet so it has been fine to wait.
*Be patient things don't get set up overnight!
*And I sure there is more to come in the years (hopefully) we will be here.
It's so nice! I totally hear you on the pains of buying a house. I'm dreading having to do it again whenever we are ready to move to a new city!! It was such an ordeal buying our first home! You are smart to keep your budget low like that. We were approved for MUCH more than we spent, thankfully! Sure, most of our friends have newer/nicer homes, but I love our house and it's perfect for us at this stage of life. :) Congrats!! And I know you'll make those other two rooms adorable in no time!
Thanks Christy… it is good to hear affirmation on our decisions and that people are on the same page as us!!!
I love the kitchen! We bought this house in November 2009. We ended up borrowing a push mower that first summer (big lawn so that was a pain) but had to buy a snowblower right off as we live in Maine. It is definitely those expenses that are forgotten about.
I can't imagine needing a snowblower living in Georgia, that is so cool! We just bought our mower last night… the back yard has become such a jungle and we could not get away with just borrowing one anymore!
What a cute house! This reminds me so much of the house where I grew up.
And I think you're smart to be conservative on the mortgage. Housing is very expensive in my area, and I see lots of families really struggling because they have housing costs that eat up about half their income.
You are so right. We just don't want to be house poor… and we try to live in our budget in the montra… just because you can does not mean you should!
You have done a lot in just two months. I love that front porch!
Thanks! Hopefully we will find some inexpensive furniture for it soon!
Thanks for joining the Link Party! Your house is looking great! I remember move after move. Enjoy this precious time. You're doing a beautiful job!
Love your new house- it is warm and cozy. And it is so wonderful that you were blessed to get it for less. And it is so fun to make a house yours. Continued blessings. Visiting from Blessings Counters Link Up.
It really has been fun making it ours… and we are still working on it so hopefully more pictures to come!
Congratulations on your new home! Your blog name caught my eye. My daughter is buying her first home and she will be living on a budget for sure! Your home is beautiful and from looking at your pics, you and your hubby have been working hard. Please bless this new home Lord!
Yes… our goal is to live as stewards of what God has given us… we are blessed with this new home!
I love this! We just moved into our home last week, and had people over right away as well. People don't need perfect homes, they need Jesus! And I totally agree about prioritizing what to buy, instead of feeling like you have to have it all at once.


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This afternoon the Baltimore Orioles are going to play the biggest baseball game in the history of western civilization. Well, for this year anyways. Note the sarcasm, folks. However no matter how you spin it, this is a day that's been earmarked in Birdland for some time.
The first spring game is about as meaningless as the final one, but starting today we're going to start to see what kind of Orioles' team we're going to have in 2019. We're also going to see what kind of manager Brandon Hyde is going to be in games. For what it's worth, most of Minnesota's regulars will be staying back in Ft. Myers today, as it's a split squad day for them. They'll be taking on Tampa this evening at home – not that too many regulars would have made the trip to Sarasota anyways.)
There are a lot of moving parts, however while the results don't matter, how the games unfold do. That'll go a long way towards telling us who'll be on the roster come Opening Day. And as I've said before, when players put on a uniform, they play to win.
Fans can follow me on twitter, @domenicvadala, for in-game updates of today's game, as well as for every spring game. That of course extends into the regular season also – basically from today until October I've got you squared! And of course following every game you can hop on here to Birdland Crush for game recaps and analysis.
So again, Grapefruit League Play begins this afternoon when the Minnesota Twins visit Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. Yefry Ramirez gets the start for the O's, and he'll be opposed by Minnesota's Chase De Jong. Game time is set for just after 1 PM this afternoon.
Tyler from Reisterstown says:
Interesting that Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo sren't Playing today.
Domenic Vadala says:
Brandon Hyde spoke to the few veterans on the roster over the course of the week and it appears that their target date is tomorrow. I wouldn't read too much into any of that. Trumbo apparently isn't ready to play as of yet after surgery last September. Thanks for reading!


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A new chapter of ancient Egyptian history will be unearthed to the world with the debut of KING TUT: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh, an extraordinary and exclusive exhibition celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of his tomb.
Presented by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, Exhibitions International, IMG and the California Science Center, the new immersive exhibition will display more than 150 real artefacts from Tutankhamun's (also known as King Tut) tomb. The ten-city international exhibition tour will debut in Los Angeles on March 24, 2018 and be on view through early January 2019 at the California Science Center, proudly sponsored by American Express.
The exhibition's curated collection represents the largest assembly of artefacts and gold from Tutankhamun's tomb ever on public display outside of Egypt, which has historically been limited to approximately 50 items. On display will be many items the Boy King himself used in life and in death, including: golden jewellery, elaborate carvings, sculptures, and ritual antiquities. Forty percent of these artefacts will be leaving Egypt for the first and last time before returning for permanent display at the new Grand Egyptian Museum currently under construction.
"To celebrate the 100th year anniversary of discovering the tomb of the Boy King Tutankhamun, as a part of the celebration, Egypt is sending 150 masterpieces to tour all over the world…Please see them, visit them, before they return back to Egypt forever," said Dr. Mostafa Waziry, Secretary General of the Ministry of State for Antiquities, Egypt.
The exhibition will remain in Los Angeles for nearly ten months before moving to Europe. Exhibition guests can follow King Tut as he journeys from death through the underworld to find his place in the afterlife, learning how each burial artefact was used to assist him in his life-after-death journey. Guests will also discover how their presence in the exhibition perpetuates King Tut's immortality.
Wooden Guardian Statue of the King – The dramatic, life-size ka statue of Tutankhamun marks his passage from the dark night of the Netherworld to his rebirth at dawn.
Gilded Wooden Bed – The ceremonial bed was likely made for Tutankhamun's funeral. The lion feet guard him and the bed represents the idea of resurrection. Other protective images and carvings keep Tutankhamun safe, warding off the dark forces bent on harming him.
Gilded Wooden Shrine with Scenes of Tutankhamun and Ankhesenamun – One of the most exquisite items in Tutankhamun's tomb, this golden shrine offers a rare glimpse into the daily life of a royal household with intimate scenes of the Pharaoh and his wife, Ankhesenamun.
Gold Inlaid Canopic Coffinette of Tutankhamun – This exquisite, jeweled coffinette held the King's mummified liver. The image of the protective god Isis decorates the inside of each lid.
The exhibition will feature nine distinct experiential galleries and an array of 3D visuals, digital content, 360-degree theatrical manifestations, custom soundscapes and more in an engaging, audio-guided tour.
Set to open in May 2018, the Grand Egyptian Museum – supported by proceeds from the exhibition – will be situated adjacent to the Giza Plateau within 1.5 miles of the Giza pyramids. Once completed it will be a world-leading scientific, historical and archaeological study centre that will cover approximately 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian history and house more than 100,000 artefacts.
This stunning location will serve as a backdrop to a display of priceless artefacts, including the final resting place of the Tutankhamun collection. The Giza Plateau is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. Aside from the pyramids, it is home to the Giza Necropolis and the Great Sphinx.
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Ticket prices range from $19.20 to $29.95. Discounts are available for members, students, seniors and groups. Groups of 15 or more may inquire about group reservations by calling 213-744-2019.


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The State of Sarawak, known for its mighty rivers, rainforest, multi ethnic people and culture, will soon have another icon with the start of construction of the 39 storey, Kuching Tower.
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The Ground breaking ceremony of the RM300 million state of the art building was performed by the Chief Minister of Sarawak at a site located on the Kuching Isthmus, just east of Kuching City Centre.
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According to CMS Group Deputy Chairman, Haji Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib, the construction of Kuching Tower is to support the State Government's initiative to build a fully integrated convention centre in Sarawak in order to tap on the lucrative Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions, or more popularly known as MICE, industry.
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To be located within walking distance of the Sarawak Convention Exhibition Centre is the office building and hotel of Kuching Tower which would support the needs of delegates and visitors.
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RIGHT LIGHT remains on for a total of 5 seconds then goes off for 3 seconds and then the cycle begins again.
Removed the microSD card and reattached the power cord. RED LIGHT came on and stayed on.
Reflashed the microSD card and tried again with same results.
Suggestion on what is wrong?
The power supply is very important. It must at least allow 2500 mA (best 3000 mA).
Does the iPAD charger reach 2500 mA? I doubt it.
Any suggestions on which one to purchase?
The official Pi power supplie seem to be out of stock. There are a number of power supplies on Amazon but what review can you really trust.
FWIW I plugged it into an USB 2.4 max port on an APC power strip and same results. Not sure if each port can do 2.4 or if that is divided by the two ports.
Hooked up a monitor to the Pi and first line stated no ethernet found. Attached a USB flash drive with the my-network file. Still no joy. Error 110 if I recall correctly.
You can get anything rated 2.5Amp or higher… preferably HIGHER (I use a 3Amp) an iPad charger is not going to cut it. The APC probably shares it as well so under powered.
@247365 I would recomend anything by Anker, but any other reputable brand would probably work as well. Keep in mind that you should buy a 3A USB charger if you're buying a new one anyway.
Just tried the 3.5 Amp power supply and no joy.
The red light comes on and stays on so I don't think it a low power issue.
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Would like to figure this out.


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YES!! Finally a place in Navi Mumbai that serves authentic Pan Asian cuisine. Palm beach road is home to one of the Navi Mumbai's newly opened restaurant in the form of MIBONASA.
MIBONASA here speaks of migration, tradition and the consumer is floored by the intricate detailing to the dishes from regions across the world. It's a family of four who had come up with MIBONASA and made sure that every dish has a story to tell.
They have brought something a little different to Navi Mumbai, since there weren't many south East Asian restaurants here. They have all travelled south east Asia and wanted to bring those flavours here. The owners are- Mini Guha, Ashok Guha(Bobo), Nayantara Guha and Sangamitra guha. The word MIBONASA is the outcome of the first two letters of all four of them. Isn't it innovative and fancy thought ?
They serve a variety of pan Asian dishes from Thailand, Japan, Burma, China, Indonesia and many more! Their aim is to keep bringing new and exciting dishes for their customers to try and the main ingredient to this restaurant is their chef SANDEEP who is based from darjeeling. He is always working hard to come up with new Asian fusion dishes, with exotic ingredients and nothing but the freshest food from wok to the table. All the proprietary sauces used are made in house by the chef which is more than commendable.
The first thing you notice about this restaurant is there is a huge wall painted with a piece of art that escorts you up the stairs. The wall artsy consist of a busy bustling market lane painted over Chinese newspaper which looked indeed beautiful!
Special mention to the menu- one of the most lurking and a balanced menu right from appetisers to desserts we have come across in recent times.
The highlighted part is MIBONASA serves JAIN FOOD too!
So now let's start with some VEG food?
Getting started with the soup, we were served VEG LEMON PEPPER CORIANDER SOUP. It was indeed a beautiful soup, so rich and green waiting in a hot tureen! This soup was correctly balanced with all its flavours . The flavour of pepper and green veggies enhanced the tastebuds, wanting to have it more and more. The soup had breathtaking and fresh aroma which was bursting out with flavours and is memorable much! A perfect soup for vegetarians to lift their spirits and stimulate their appetite with this fresh soup.
Let's get little more healthy after having soup and talk about salad? We were served JAPANESE SALAD. The ingredients used in this salad were assorted greens, Japanese cucumber, mushrooms and wasabi mayonnaise dressing making it more authentic. Overall it was a well made, nice, green and healthy salad with certain uniformity and made perfect sense for those ingredients to share a bowl!
Appetisers are first impression to wow the guest right? They definitely wowed us to some extent.
KUNG PAO POTATOES was the first dish served which was tempting with the sauce drenched potatoes. If you love potatoes and Chinese cuisine then you will definitely love this dish. The potatoes were so crispy and the juicy sauce made it more lip smacking. It was perfectly balanced with its sweetness and spicy flavour. They were little bit of more salty but then a Must try!
Then comes Tulip Cube! It's made of wonton nest filled with mixed vegetables and cheese. In a simple language they were more of a spring roll type. The flavours were correctly blended with the mixed vegetables but the layer covering those veggies in the form of cube was bit thick and not that crispy as expected. In all it was reasonable and could have got much better! Worth trying once.
Spiced Chinese cabbage rolls were up next. I have never been a fan of cabbage rolls until I tried this. It's a steamed Chinese cabbage filled with fragrant rice and vegetables, topped with garlic and chilli butter. While cutting it really well the cabbage just blended very well with the rice and vegetables. Garlic and chilli butter gave it more of Asian flavour and were taste bud enhancers. Now this was a perfectly comfort appetiser and very well garnished.
I drink Mocktail because I am thirsty! Sitting back in the summer heat with a cold and nutritious drink can be one of the greatest pleasure in life. Many people opt for cocktails but mocktails — drinks minus the alcohol — can be just as satisfying.
Starting with FOOLISH MELON. So don't you get surprised because ya it's a name of a Mocktail served in a fancy bulb kind of closed glass which was so easy on eye!
This Mocktail contained refreshing combination of watermelon, peach crush and orange juice I one container. Correct taste and flavour of this drink proved to be very cooling for our body! Moreover it was presented so artistically that one doesn't even feel like touching it!
Up next served was SALTY SUMMER.
Salty summer is a combination of orange juice and pomegranate juice which is something very new or rare to come across. The drink is classically presented with the salt on the edge of the glass and orange, pomegranate inserted in a stick which was kept resting on the top of the glass. Salty summer didn't impress me much because it was very much tangy then what a balanced flavour demands. Overall it was an average drink.
It was so sleek and soothing in taste! The sweetness was apt to suit ones preference. Do not miss out this drink!
Anyone up for WATERMELON AND BASIL MASH?
It has such a killer combination of fresh watermelon, fresh basil and apple juice. The fresh basil taste at the end of the sip turned out to be a hero for this Mocktail. I think there was no sugar because the fresh watermelon itself had that light sugary taste and the apple juice made it more appetizing. The overall garnishing and presentation of this drink was so inviting and refreshing.
This is definitely on my top list of ways to beat the heat!
Oh wait! How can I say no to those cute dumplings who are staring at me and waiting for me to eat them?
STEAMED VEGETABLE DUMPLINGS were toothsome in real!
These dumplings were wrap in a thin flour base kind of sheet, each of it consisted tiny pieces of Chinese pickled vegetables stuffed in dough and correctly steamed. They were flavoured with rice wine and vegetable oyster sauce. The oyster sauce was boosting the flavour of dish and the rice wine balanced every layer of flavour in it. Overall the dumplings were perfectly moistened and cemented with delectable flavours giving an authentic touch. These dumplings were spectacular in every dimension good food should be.
COTTAGE CHEESE BAO was our very next dish after dumplings. The cottage cheese Bao also has tofu as substitute for cottage cheese. This dish consisted of a Bao with satay flavoured cottage cheese including lettuce and cucumber slices with their skin on! This dish was so soft and full of flavour. Would highly recommend to all the paneer lovers because this BAO was WOW in true sense!
Then we were spoiled with sinfully delicious veg sushi and sushi cones!
Just look at that spread of sushi platter! 🙂 what a beauty! Slurrppp!!
The chef mastered of his craft on this platter because every piece of sushi was a miniature work of art and the overall taste was sublime. The platter had two different kinds of sushis, one was spicy corn roll and other was Avocado caterpillar roll with sushi cones, soy sauce and power pact wasabi.
The SPICY CORN ROLL includes deep fried corns, asparagus, carrots and avocado with a spicy sauce. The combination of overall sushi and the taste was so so good! Perfect consistency made it more mouth watering. I have NEVER tasted sushi this good! It was bit dry but the overall taste just balanced very well. A+ for the spicy corn roll.
The AVOCADO CATERPILLAR ROLL also was up to the mark and justified the definition of what a real sushi is! The flavours of avocado, cucumber, cream cheese with chefs special soy sauce balanced brilliantly with the rice!
So all the vegetarians give me a big hi5!! Finally a place where such lip smacking veg sushi is served! So what are you'll waiting for? Just roll with it.
MEE GORENG is a spicy dish with Indonesian noodles in a soy based and chilli sauce. It's an Malaysian dish which is often found there at street stalls and now we can find this dish here at MOBINASA. This Indonesian dish was correctly in proportion with the onion, garlic and spicy paste. In the first bite I was in heaven. The noodles were a perfect balance of salty, spicy and dry tossed with vegetables like Chinese cabbage, broccoli, mushrooms, tofu and baby corn. This dish was beautifully garnished with red and yellow paprika and mint leaves. Such a comfort food!
To make us more fat we were then served last but not the least SRI LANKAN CURRY AND STICKY RICE.
Believe me when il say that this dish was the charm of the whole meal. It was delectably filled with fragrant curry of tamarind and fresh tomato flavoured with curry leaves and chilly paste. Curry was loaded with fresh vegetables like mushrooms, broccoli, zucchini and mint leaves. The authentic local spices, coconut and red chilies made it more flavoursome. The fresh aroma formed the strong base for this curry! Sticky rice and the curry were brilliantly complimenting each other. It was absolutely scrumptious with its creaminess and thickness when we talk about texture. Isn't it tempting? Of course it is!! A must try curry! You'll definitely miss out on some good food if you do not try out this dish!
It's said that without desserts, there would be darkness and chaos! So let's eat some desserts and not surround ourselves with darkness and chaos?
A fully loaded dessert with so many different fruits like kiwi, papaya,banana, mango! This dessert has a smooth mango mouse in the base which was so soft and correct in its texture that it melts in the mouth and leave you wanting for more. All the fruits were dipped and inserted in the mouse. There was a thin layer of coconut and sago between the mouse and the fruits which made it more delightful! Oh how can I forget chia seeds? They were star to this dessert! The overall dessert was so appealing and alluring.
This dessert is a popiah wrapper filled with the mixture of dates and chocolate hazelnuts, fried and served with vanilla ice cream! It is a very innovative dessert but somehow didn't fancy me so much! The popiah layer was too thick and fried. The white mustard seeds on popiah layer couldn't get along well for me. The sweetness was not balanced in dessert. This is because I think me not being a pancake fan maybe? So I would suggest all the pancake lovers or fans to go and try out this dessert and give their reviews on it.
Then comes the last and BOSS dessert!
Yes CHOCOLATE BAO was boss of all the desserts!!!
A steam bun stuffed with dark and white chocolate served with a separate bowl of chocolate sauce to pour on Bao! The Bao was so soft and chocolaty in taste with its correct consistency and moisture which made it more fluffy and inviting to eat. The bite of this Bao after pouring the chocolate sauce on it was so palatable and succulent!!! A commendable dessert so far I shave come across!
Not exaggerating but in real It was just not just a Bao of chocolate, but it was Bao of HEAVEN!
Visiting MIBONASA again specially for this dessert again!
There was no chance of any major complain or disappointment because we were continuously served with these delicious dishes one after by such kind a warm staff. The overall experience was spellbinding! Would definitely visit again to try out some more Innovative dishes. The service given was superlative by the impeccable polite staff! A highly recommended place for all the food lovers to add in their food palate.
So is it worth it?? Hell yeah!!


MEXICO CITY -- Volkswagen AG plans to announce today that it will build an engine plant in Mexico to supply vehicles assembled in North America, a source at the company's assembly plant in Puebla said Tuesday.
A VW spokesman confirmed that the company will make an announcement Wednesday but declined to say what it will concern.
The new plant will supply an existing VW plant in Puebla, 75 miles (about 120km) southeast of Mexico City, and one being built in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the source said. The Puebla plant builds the VW Jetta for the United States as well as other models for Mexico and Latin American markets. The Chattanooga plant is scheduled to begin building a new mid-sized sedan early next year.
The passenger-car engines to be produced at the new plant will satisfy U.S. emission standards set for 2013, the source said.
He declined to confirm a local newspaper report that the chosen location is about 250 miles northwest of the Mexican capital, in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato.
The city of Leon edition of the Mexico City newspaper Milenio quoted "federal government sources" as saying Guanajuato state has won the race for the plant. The newspaper said the announcement will be made Wednesday at Los Pinos, the capital's presidential residence. The Volkswagen source could not confirm where the event will be held.
On a visit to Mexico in July, Jochem Heizmann, a member of Volkswagen Group's executive council, said the automaker will spend $1 billion in Mexico over three years. He said the group was planning an engine plant in North America but didn't say where.


Dr. Brady has been married to Becky for 26 years. Becky is a graduate of Kennesaw State University and Atlanta Paralegal Institute. Matt and Becky have two children, Emilie and Ethan. Matt earned his Doctor of Ministry as well as Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Ministry from Luther Rice University and Seminary. Matt and Becky grew up in Powder Springs, Ga. They have served churches in Georgia and Alabama. Matt enjoys vacations with his family and just about anything outdoors to include hunting, fishing, golf, and coaching his kids in team sports. In addition to serving at Eastside, he is currently the staff chaplain for the police and fire department. He also serves as a "community coach" in various sports and is a professor at Guido Bible Institute.
Michelle is married to Mike Tootle, pharmacist/owner of The Drug Store in Claxton, GA. They have two daughters Leslie (married to Matt Tucker) and Lauren (married to Eric Bluestein) . Michelle is "Mimi" to her grandchildren, Maclain, Mathyn and Maggy. She is a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education. Michelle serves in many different capacities one of which is the Choir Director for The People Of Praise Choir at Eastside.
Jo Ellen is married to Randall Tippins. She has worked in this position since November 1, 1998. Together, Randall & Jo Ellen have three sons, James, Justin & Jordy. Jo Ellen is a graduate of Georgia Southern College. She is a member of the Georgia Baptist Association of Ministry Assistants and teaches a 3rd - 5th Grade Girls Sunday School Class.


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Amoebotics from songwriter Greg Schatz
in stores now on vinyl
By Jay Mazza | Published: June 6, 2019
I have admired the songwriting prowess of pianist and accordionist Greg Schatz since his days with his band, Schatzy. With his latest release, Amoebotics, he has taken the focus of his songs into the realm of science. The album is available on all platforms including on vinyl pressed at our own New Orleans Record Press.
On Amoebotics, Schatz's trademark rhyming skill and inventive melodies are fully intact, while the subject matter has shifted dramatically from his slice-of-life tunes about romance and living in the city. The songs explore a modern ecosystem specific to Shatz's idiosyncratic world view, hence the neologism of his title—a portmanteau of "amoeba" and "robotics."
The lyrics are quite ingenious pointing to a not so distant, mostly already here future where, "machines are making machines and they don't need me" and "I'm building a robot to take my job building robots." The lines are exquisitely crafted.
Other songs on the album are about the human body and its relation to the natural world. "The Amoeba" is about a very dangerous bug that vexes city water systems and which made the news recently down in St. Bernard Parish. "The amoeba ate my brain, it doesn't matter who's to blame" is just one example of his skill with rhymes.
Throughout the musicianship is top-notch even though one cut is self-deprecating enough to have this line, "machines are making this music much better, I can't play all these instruments and the notes like they sound on the record." Some of the musicians playing on the album include guitarist Alex McMurray, drummer Paul Santopadre, bassist Dave Stover, drummer Doug Garrison, guitarist Dave James, and violin and saw player Dr. Sick.
Run out and get this record. The songs will stick with you and repeated listens will reward you as you digest the meaning and laugh at the intrinsic humor while marveling at Schatz's rhyming skills.
Schatz plays with his band, the Friggin' Geniuses, at Three Muses on June 19.
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Productivity • Operations • Technician Tips • 38 minutes
Superhero Technicians Supply the Best Tools for the Job
Superheroes are often equipped with and aided by gizmos, gadgets, and technology. Batman has a utility belt. Iron Man wears the armored suit.
Considered a superhero technician in the home services trade, Aaron Salow uses mobile devices and tablets to enable clients to rescue customers from HVAC and plumbing emergencies.
"We're focused on a very specific point in time and where the technician's journey is—which is that curb-to-curb space," says Salow, the CEO and founder of XOi Technologies.
Salow's company created a tool that helps technicians work in that space more efficiently.
"We've created a communication tool that leverages data science to give the technician something to communicate more effectively with all parties," he says. "It also creates an opportunity for the company, as they're collecting this information, to make it smarter, better, and faster."
By delivering communication tools that include photo, video, live video, and things of that nature, Salow says companies can continue to get more efficiency and more effectiveness out of technicians.
Like many other observers, Salow sees a recruitment problem and a skills-gap issue in the industry. His technology solutions are an antidote to those villainous forces.
"There are a lot of ways to solve it," he says. "But I think the companies that win will be ones that invest in distilling what's between the ears of their most talented folks into a system where they can hire younger, retain more, and bring in people who can be more effective on Day One."
Salow firmly believes the most successful companies are giving technology solutions to technicians.
"Companies are realizing that these are the people making the decisions and making recommendations," he says. "These are the folks that...if I empower my contractors to have the best possible knowledge experience, I will earn more of their business."
Techs are no longer just average citizens running around with tools, Salow says.
"These are folks who are really dictating what the customer's using in every single way," he says.
Salow asks: "How do we make these systems more scalable? And how do we deliver that knowledge to the job site every single time in an effective, scalable way?"
With his technology, of course.
"That's how we see working with those folks," Salow says. "And not only their delivery to their technical service teams but also how they interact and communicate with the rest of the ecosystem."
In other words, send up the modern-day version of a Bat Signal, and Salow will heroically arrive on the scene with tech solutions to save the day.
Aaron Salow recently joined ServiceTitan's Jackie Aubel as part of Season 5 of the "Toolbox for the Trades" podcast, which included Salow's thoughts on:
Learning curves in business
Understanding the intricacies of XOi Technologies
Working with technicians to make their work more efficient
Building tech and customer relationships
Creating great customer experiences
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MALA partners on a wide range of initiatives and hosts events across the U.S., with a focus on Chicago, New York City, and Washington, DC. Join us at the upcoming, or check out photos from past events at our Facebook page, on Flickr, and under News on this website.
Tuesday, July 30, CHICAGO: MALA will host its second annual Mompreneurs panel. Panelists will discuss the key strategies, challenges, and triumphs of running a business and raising a family. Join us for an evening of lively discussion and networking!
Monday, August 12, Washington D.C.: MALA will host an Eid al-Adha cultural exchange in partnership with Middle East Institute. Join us to learn and celebrate cultural heritage and tradition together!
Stay tuned for more exciting 2019 initiatives!
Saturday, June 22, CHICAGO: MALA hosted an inclusive Hip Hop Zumba Bhangra fusion class at the American Islamic College (AIC).
Sunday, June 30, NEW YORK CITY: MALA hosted a workshop on the art form of "Calligraffiti." Back by popular demand, this workshop approached the art of Arabic calligraphy in an expressive and inclusive format.
Friday, May 31st, New York City: MALA partnered with UNICEF USA to host an interfaith Iftar dinner. All proceeds went towards UNICEF USA's humanitarian efforts in Yemen.
Thursday, May 30th, New York City: MALA and Ideas Beyond Borders co-hosted a salon-style evening of readings, storytelling, and networking. Attendees engaged with translated poetry works and oral histories and participated in intimate discussion that explored a broad range of topics, including identity; human rights; freedom of speech; and assimilation.
Bayt Al Hikma 2.0 is the initiative of Ideas Beyond Borders, which embraces the rekindling of the Golden Age of Islam that produced the "House of Wisdom" when science, critical thinking, and pluralism, and similar enlightenment ideas were welcomed and embraced.
Thursday, May 16th, CHICAGO: MALA partnered with The Exceptional Women's Network to host a workshop on the science of negotiation. Participants used mock negotiations and case studies to develop and improve their negotiation skills.
Friday, May 10th, WASHINGTON DC: MALA partnered with UNICEF USA to host an interfaith Iftar dinner. All proceeds prom the Iftar contributed to support UNICEF USA's humanitarian efforts in persecuted Rohingya Muslim populations.
Tuesday, May 7th, CHICAGO: MALA hosted a Calligraphy workshop and Iftar dinner in the spirit of sharing culture and traditions during the month of Ramadan. Guests learned how to write letters, words, and phrases in Arabic calligraphy; the workshop was led by calligraphy artist, Khalil Ayed.
Thursday, April 18th, New York City: MALA hosted an Algerian Rai dance workshop. Algerian Rai is a style of dance that reflects struggles with love, life, oppression, immigration, and much more. The workshop was facilitated by professional instructor Esraa Warda.
Sunday, April 7th, CHICAGO: MALA hosted an interactive art and photo gallery, followed by a panel focusing on young Muslim American women in the arts. Attendees explored installations, took photos, and acted as the subjects for some of our guest photographers.
Friday, April 5th, NEW YORK CITY: MALA hosted a hands-on workshopon the art form of Calligraffiti. Calligraffiti is an art form that combines calligraphy, typography, and graffiti and can be classified as either abstract expressionism or abstract vandalism.
Monday, March 25, NEW YORK CITY: MALA partnered with the Center for Jewish History for a special screening of the award-winning documentary, RBG. The screening was followed by a panel discussion with two of RBG's filmmakers, Associate Producer Nadine Natour and Director/Producer Julie Cohen, centering on their journeys in chronicling the life and career of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
March 18, 2019, 12:30pm, NEW YORK CITY: MALA hosted a parallel event at the UN's NGO Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 63 Forum, titled: "Addressing FGM in the USA: Safeguarding Survivors and Potential Victims." MALA's comprehensive panel engaged experts from an array of different disciplines in a frank discussion about steps that need to be taken at community, federal, legislative, and medical levels to bring an end to FGM in the United States.
March 10th, 2019, NEW YORK CITY: MALA partnered with the American Sephardi Film Festival to co-sponsor a screening of the film, From Cairo to the Cloud: The World of the Cairo Geniza, followed by Q&A with Director Michelle Paymar.
Friday, March 8th, CHICAGO: MALA partnered withChicago's Exceptional Women's Network for our 4th annual event celebrating International Women's Day. The event centered on a panel on leadership and empire-building, featuring 5 rock-star women who have made a significant local/global impact.
Monday, February 26, WASHINGTON DC: MALA hosted a screening of the Oscar-nominated, award-winning documentary, RBG.
Monday, February 25th, NEW YORK: MALA partnered with the American Sephardi Federation to commemorate the anniversary of the Khojaly Tragedy and and stand together against ethnic cleansing. In memory of this great tragedy, MALA and ASF invited a panel of speakers to discuss identity, memory, erasure, and genocide.
Sunday, February 24th, CHICAGO: MALA hosted a Zumba Bhangara class, followed by networking friends at MUPPIES and a delicious Turkish brunch at Zizi's Cafe.
Monday, February 18th, NEW ORLEANS: MALA honored Black History Month with a special book-signing and panel discussion with Dr. Ibrahima Seck. The event provided critical new insight into slavery's impact on contemporary southern culture. Dr. Ibrahima was also presented with a letter of recognition from New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
Saturday, February 9, CHICAGO: MALA hosted an evening of Mehndi and Networking. Guests enjoyed a complimentary henna session with the artist Maliha followed by dessert, coffee and signature s'mores.
Saturday, February 2, 2019, Chicago: MALA participated in the 27th Annual Festival of Films from Iran – join us for the opening night screening of Mouth Harp in a Minor Key: Hamid Naficy In/On Exile. This dynamic festival is the longest-running showcase for Iranian cinema in North America.
January 23, CHICAGO: MALA and the Chicago Leadership Alliance hosted "Healthy Habits", a networking seminar at the beautiful Metropolitan Club, with its inspiring 67th-floor views of Chicago.
January 12, CHICAGO: MALA hosted a Zumba Bhangra + Networking dance party
December 16, NEW ORLEANS: MALA Community Builders Luncheon.
December 12, WASHINGTON, DC: MALA Community Builders Luncheon.
December 2, CHICAGO: MALA took time on a Sunday for Zumba Bhangra + Networking!
November 6, CHICAGO: MALA's Third Annual Gala was held at the Chicago History Museum and honored a dynamic collection of leaders and storytellers; read more here.
November 4-5, CHICAGO: MALA hosted its first all-city retreat for its Young Leaders program fellows in Chicago.
November 1, NEW YORK: MALA hosted a Happy Hour to welcome our New York-based Young Leaders program fellows!
October 26, CHICAGO: MALA's quarterly Chicago Community Builders Luncheon was held at the StoryCorps space in the Chicago Cultural Center.
October 24, CHICAGO: MALA hosted a Happy Hour to welcome our Chicago-based Young Leaders program fellows!
October 23, CHICAGO, Chicago Muslim Project Listening Party: MALA teamed up with the Chicago History Museum to mark the one-year countdown to the opening of the Museum's "Chicago Muslims" exhibit!
October 22, NEW YORK, Synagogues of Iran: This special lecture in partnership with the American Sephardi Federation focused on synagogue design in Iran in an Urban Context.
October 18, WASHINGTON, DC: MALA hosted a Happy Hour to welcome our DC-based Young Leaders program Fellows!
October 16, WASHINGTON, DC: MALA hosted a "democracy & governance" careers roundtable in partnership with Young Professionals in Foreign Policy.
October 13, MONTREAL: Oral Historians Association Annual Conference: MALA joined representatives of the Chicago History Museum and the Brooklyn History Museum to present on "Oral Histories of Muslim Americans."
October 5, NEW YORK: Conference for Cultural Rapprochement between the US and the Muslim World: MALA staff participated in a discussion on "The Media's Role in Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue."
Sept 29, CHICAGO: MALA celebrated talent with an Open Mic Night MC'd by The Demiurist!
September 24, WASHINGTON, DC: DC Startup Week: MALA Chief of Staff Jean Schindler spoke on the panel, "Maximizing Mentorship Relationships."
September 22, CHICAGO: Youth Arts Showcase: MALA took over the Chicago Cultural Alliance's booth at the Mayor's Youth Arts Showcase.
September 8, CHICAGO: this book launch for "The Day the Tea Party Traveled featured a "Monica + Andy" kids' fashion show and raised funds for UNICEF and for MALA's College Scholarship program.
September 8, WASHINGTON, DC: the first DC Community Builders luncheon discussed community building and MALA's growth in our nation's capitol.
August 27, CHICAGO: Eid al Adha Meet-up at Zizi's!
August 13, NEW YORK: Maktuv*: this Evening of Islamic and Jewish Calligraphy was led by experiential educator and artist Ruben Shimonov in partnership with the American Sephardi Federation.
August 12, CHICAGO: Ladies Yoga & Networking: this fun beginner yoga session especially for women was a great way to release anxiety and stress while creating harmony within the mind, body and spirit.
August 7, CHICAGO: Inclusion and Diversity in Tech: MALA joined forces with Envestnet | Yodlee to host a powerhouse panel of women for a frank conversation about being a successful woman in the tech industry.
July 31, CHICAGO: Muslims in Tech: MALA's quarterly "Muslims in Tech" discussion series features Muslim American professionals sharing their career insights; this installment focused on the life of a software engineer.
July 20, CHICAGO: MALA Community Builders Council gathered at The Metropolitan Club overlooking Chicago. We had a wonderful conversation with Munzoor Shaikh of West Monroe Partners on community building; this turned into a discussion on vulnerability, and how it helps individuals connect, and left us with a lot to think about!
July 15, CHICAGO: An Afternoon of Islamic Art: MALA hosted an afternoon with artist Gabriel Rojkind, who walked us through the history of Islamic Art, stretching from Africa to Asia and focusing on tessellation art displayed in the beautiful interiors of the world's most magnificent mosques. The discussion was followed by a demonstration and a fun hands-on activity to allow you to create your own masterpiece!
June 18, CHICAGO: Eid Celebration with Abeer Najjar! We came together for an evening of storytelling and Middle Eastern food with Chicago's glamorous chef-blogger Abeer Najjar.
June 7, NEW YORK CITY: Muslim & Sephardi Friendship Iftar – we gathered at the Center for Jewish History for the Center's first ever Iftar. This was a wonderful evening celebrating compassion, tolerance, and community building. Special thanks to our fellow community builders: the American Sephardi Federation and their Young Leaders program, Moroccan Americans in New York, the Greek Jewish and Sephardic Young Professionals Network, and Association Mimouna.
June 6, 6:00pm, CHICAGO: MALA Mompreneurs Chicago! We met at WeWork Grant Park for a fantastic conversation about the challenges of starting a business while raising a family.
June 4, 7:30pm, WASHINGTON, DC: Congressional Iftar.
May 29, WASHINGTON, DC: Iftar Dinner at WeWork Crystal City! We had a great time watching the sun set together from the beautiful WeWork eventspace before tearing into a family-style falafel feast. THANK YOU to everyone who donated to UNICEF's #BreakTheirFast campaign in support of hungry children.
May 23, CHICAGO: Iftar Hangout at I Dream of Falafel! I Dream of Falafel is a wonderful fast-casual restaurant that donated a portion of the evening's proceeds towards MALA scholarships. MALA also collected donations for UNICEF's #BreakTheirFast campaign to alleviate child hunger during Ramadan. Thank you to everyone who participated!
May 1, Chicago: Screening & Conversation: The Empowerment Project, a documentary film that honors the women in our lives, celebrates our true role models and challenges the next generation of leaders to ask themselves: WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW YOU WOULD SUCCEED? After the screening, a special panel of boss ladies shared their leadership insights: Jami Youmans, Founder and Managing Partner of VantEdge One Group; Ishani Patel, a board member for the Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing; Dr. Sandya Nagubadi of Z-Medi; Sameena Mustafa, who serves on the Advisory Council for Chicago Women's Health Center. Special THANK YOU to our talented moderator, Dr. Asad Zaman! Pictures at our Facebook page.
April 11, Washington, DC: Screening & Conversation: The Muslim Next Door, an episode in National Geographic's docuseries with Katie Couric, AMERICA INSIDE OUT. A panel of MALA storytellers shared their own experiences as Muslim Americans after the screening.
Sabri Mohiuddin: The Meaning of Life
Hassan El-Ghit: Opportunity
Kyrah Simon: Open Up
Shazie Senen: A Twenty-Something Journey
Muslim American Leadership Alliance – Doses of Her on Amal Hagisufi: Shattering Traditional Norms
MALA Honors Groundbreaking Yemeni-American Journalist - MALA on MALA's Third Annual Gala Honors Leaders, Storytellers
MALA's Third Annual Gala Honors Leaders, Storytellers - MALA on Isra Omar: Reconnecting with My Faith
Orange The World: #HearMeToo: Amplifying Voices to Eliminate Gender Based Violence - MALA on Maryum Saifee: To End FGM, More Survivors Need to Speak Out
Orange The World: #HearMeToo: Amplifying Voices to Eliminate Gender Based Violence - MALA on Nasheyah Dubaishi: Surviving Domestic Abuse in Buffalo


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Julianna Margulies addresses playing a lesbian on 'The Morning Show'
(SPOILERS AHEAD) Julianna Margulies plays a lesbian on season two of Apple TV+'s The Morning Show, and she's not at all worried about possible blowback from gay actors.
"Who's to say I haven't had my own gay experiences?" Margulies said on the Just for Variety podcast. "We're making assumptions."
Margulies plays an out TV news reporter who ends up dating Bradley, played by Reese Witherspoon. Julianna thinks it makes for a surprising but welcome twist to the show's storyline, which is what drew her to the role.
"You've got Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon playing these two very strong characters, and in the second season instead of bringing a man in to upset that balance they brought in a woman," Margulies explains. "Hats off to that, because the truth is women are more afraid of women. They dress for women. We don't dress for men. We dress for each other. We want to impress each other much more… It made so much sense, and I thought, 'Ah, a show that gets women. This is great.'"
The Good Wife alum admits there was some talk of her casting drawing fire from the LBGTQ community.
"I know there was some trepidation of 'will lesbian actresses be angry?' and I can tell you I would never, ever be angry if a lesbian played a straight woman," notes Margulies.
Season two of The Morning Show is currently available to stream on Apple TV+.


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Get out those daisy dukes and cowboy boots! We are back at it again July 20th, 2019 for the 7th annual Gone Country ~ Here for the Cure~ Cancer Fundraiser. This is one party that can't be missed! Please party responsibly and plan a safe ride home. Doors open at 2pm.
One big outdoor concert, for 1 day only! Every single penny raised goes to fight cancer!
Must be 19+ to enter, and bring 2 pieces of ID. Beverages available, and plenty of food options.
Please remember that everyone at this event is an unpaid volunteer. They are doing this out of the goodness of their hearts. There are bound to be some hiccups but we will take care of them as quickly as possible. Please be patient and remember you are at a cancer fundraiser.


When it comes to fun treats for Halloween, we can't think of anything we adore playing around with more than monster themed goodies. Monster treats are so much fun to decorate and color, and since it's perfectly acceptable to use lots of color in monster treats, they are great to make year round! Grab your kiddos and one of these fabulous recipes. You'll enjoy making one of these 11 Best Monster Treats, we guarantee it. The only question is, which one will you choose? Here are The 11 Best Monster Treats we could find!


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