Afaf dama biography definition

Afaf Ahmed shares her experiences about growing up in a strict household, having faced the challenges of a rigid father and how her attempt at freedom eventually produced a failed marriage. She now fights to remove stereotypes associated with gender and culture, challenges issues within her own community, and is recognized as an important contributor to society in Michigan and around the world.

This story was recorded in partnership with MALA and StoryCorps at the Arab American National Museum.

“I was born and raised in United Arab Emirates.

My parents are in medical field. I never liked anything related to medical and I was raised as a boy.

Afaf dama biography definition

I was the second child in the family, the first child was a daughter. My dad was raised very hard when he was a child, tough so he delivered that to me because he still had that mentality that he should have a son that could take care of the family.

So what he did, he raised me as a boy.

And at the age of 12 I started having a