I think a big part of my faith teachings is to work together towards equality: that we're all created equal, and under the eyes of God, we all have a right to freedom and to access our rights equally.

My kids are part of the rest of my community and my wider family.

I will never apologize for standing up against oppression and injustice in Israel or anywhere else.

Life in Somalia before the civil war was beautiful. When the war happened, I was 8 years old and at that stage of understanding the world in a different way.

This is a land of immigrants, and most come here for opportunity, a second chance.