Rahma Ahmed

MSW, RSW. she/her |
artist | survivor | gender justice advocate. these musings are mine

[Rahma Ahmed @Rahma_1897]

bell hooks saved my life and these are my favorite words she wrote

[Anushree @kahihiha_shree]

“Queer' not as being about who you're having sex with (that can be a dimension of it); but 'queer' as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and that has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.”
bell hooks

[Dr. Notisha Massaquoi @NotishaMassaqu1]

Powerful words from James Baldwin this morning.

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

I hate how we as a society romanticize "rags to riches" stories. Poverty isn't a story, it's a symptom of a broken system. A system that isn't providing equal opportunities, resources & support for everyone. Romanticizing about those who made it out, ignores those who never will.

[Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @DrDoyleSays]

The best minds in mental health aren't the docs.

They're the trauma survivors who have had to figure out how to stay alive for years with virtually no help.

Wanna learn how to psychologically survive under unfathomable stress? Talk to abuse survivors.

[Rahma Ahmed @Rahma_1897]

@bushrafarooq786 So important. The lesser known feeling-your-feelings stage is crucial to moving forward. Humans are quick to rationalize/intellectualize and treat ourselves like projects, not people with real, evolving emotions. Yet, the only way out is through

[Rahma Ahmed @Rahma_1897]

One of my favorite pieces of art

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

The Great Wave off Kanagawa, created by Hokusai in 1831, is one of the world's most famous paintings.

But why are there more than 100 different versions of it in galleries all around the world?

Because it isn't actually a painting...

[Rahma Ahmed @Rahma_1897]

can't believe i witnessed this just some 14 or so days ago #Auroraborealis #northernlights #Norway

[Rahma Ahmed @Rahma_1897]

the dreaded battle with time and fleeting phases of executive function

[Rahma Ahmed @Rahma_1897]

@KhaledBeydoun cannot wait iA

[Rahma Ahmed @Rahma_1897]

@kalapanipani you and me both

[Jairo I. Fúnez-Flores @Jairo_I_Funez]

Going to say this again: decolonization isn't an event. It isn't about publishing articles or modifying syllabi. It's a life-affirming political process that seeks to dismantle modern/colonial structures, institutions, & ideas.

[Rahma Ahmed @Rahma_1897]

– a thousand splendid suns

[Jairo I. Fúnez-Flores @Jairo_I_Funez]

When we use the term white supremacy, it doesn't just evoke white people. It evokes a political world that we all can frame ourselves in relationship to.

—bell hooks

[Momodou ✊🏿 @MomodouTaal]

Is it not violent for a child to go to bed hungry in the richest country in the world? I think that is violent. But that type of violence is so institutionalized that it becomes a part of our way of life...

- Kwame Ture