For the last several years, I have been thinking of making a short film piece, haven’t though decided whether it would be documentary or fiction or reality…Now i have found my camera woman to help me with this project, I have to figure out the format and style of this piece…I can’t figure out yet why I am undertaking this project or even considering it for several years now…Maybe I wanted to be an director at one time in my childhood and now as an adult, I am trying to manifest those dreams into some form of a reality…I think if I am able to do this project and be satisfied with it for myself, I believe it allow my adventurous-self to come out more and play…Next project after this, insha allah, I hope would be sky-diving, now i can’t wait for it….Bee bye till next time, Khadra
Archive for May, 2007
Women Concerns
I am dedicated this topic to any woman out there who reads my blog that is faced with a problem or a concern and doesn’t know what to do…This is a topic were any women or a men with a women problem can post question or a concern and hopefully receive a helpful suggestion or maybe even a solution to their troubles…One thing I have learned over the years that things seem much worse in our minds than they truly are and this is a chance for anyone who wants to take it to get things out of their heads…And you know what they say, two heads are better than one, in solving anything…I would love to begin this topic with an example of mine but at this moment I can’t seem to come up with a concern, Insha-Allah I hope that does not discourage anyone, because I am sure I would come out with something soon to share with you guys…Looking forward to reading your replies, bee bye Khadra
How to Raise Somali Children in America?
This past Saturday, I had the opportunity to attend a lecture about “raising Somali children in America” and the lecture was delivered by Sheik Hassan Jamici from MN. I was really quiet eager to know what this man would impart to us the youth and to our parents, who were included in the invitation and showed up in record numbers…And when I mean “record numbers” i don’t’ mean thousands of parents showing up like in certain cities, more like everyone who has children or lives in our city showed up, to hear the lecture…The Sheik’s speech primarily focused on some of the statistical data about issues facing Somaliyouth in this country…Alcohol, pre-marital sex, teen pregnancy, drugs, disobedience, homosexuality, and smoking….I think parents were surprised by the number of Somali youth involved in any of these activities, and for me that was sort of a good thing, it would give the parents an idea of the struggles facing their children and maybe be actively participating in their children’s lives…This lecture was definitely a broad look on some of the issues, but to be honest, I was looking for something more directional…Which i had the opportunity after the speech to speak with the sheik and make a suggestion of possibly returning to do a presentation focusing on five major things kids today are faced with…And providing a method of discussion between child and parent…Providing the answer to a child’s question in Islamic fashion and as accurately possible are important tools of upbringing and hopefully the sheik would return to impart those tools to the parents…Rather than just telling parents the problems, it would be more beneficial to provide some answers and positive resolutions to such issues…Overall I thought it was very entertaining and informative and a good first step toward proactive parent/child relationship…bee bye, Khadra
