by Soumaya Khalifa | Feb 8, 2021 | ISBLI, ISBLI Fellow Testimonials
To me, leadership means the courage to overcome your fears, learn from failure, and inspire others to do the same. My purpose is to show my individuality and to express myself. My parents immigrated to this country from Bangladesh many years ago and they brought along...
by Soumaya Khalifa | Feb 8, 2021 | ISBLI, ISBLI Fellow Testimonials
The ISBLI 2020 experience sharpened my leadership skills and provided me with the tools I need to continue working on building bridges of understanding between people. I was born in the US, started school in Georgia, and with my family moved to Jordan, United Arab...
by Soumaya Khalifa | Feb 8, 2021 | ISBLI, ISBLI Fellow Testimonials
I feel more confident in my leadership skills and more importantly, I am eager to continue my growth as an effective leader as continue to progress in my career. I am a proud Nigerian-American woman who grew up in a dual-religion household in North Carolina. Growing...
by Soumaya Khalifa | Feb 8, 2021 | ISBLI, ISBLI Fellow Testimonials
ISBLI intentionally brought together a diverse group of people from various cultural, ethnic, religious, socio-economic, occupational, ideological, and intellectual backgrounds. The Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta (ISB) has cultivated space for Muslims to lend...
by Soumaya Khalifa | Feb 8, 2021 | ISBLI, ISBLI Fellow Testimonials
Participating in the ISBLI 2020 course has deepened and widened my understanding of myself and how to grow into the leader I aspire to become. I grew up with many privileges owing to my father’s job in the esteemed Pakistani military, but was limited on how high I...
