My Story…
I will be running in honor of….
My grandparents, Ibrahim & Latifa Said who survived the 1948 Nakba (Arabic for the first ethnic cleansing) by fleeing their village on foot;
My father, Afif, who spent 40 years of his life living under occupation & aparatheid & left his entire family behind to immigrate to Canada to give his children a better life;
My siblings - Ashleigh, Jule and Marianna - who understand both the joy and hardship of being Palestinian living in diaspora;
My nephews - Davið Mani, Emil and Mimír - our next generation, who as children are so incredibly proud to be Palestinian;
For the women and children of Palestine, especially those in Gaza & the West Bank, whom the Western world holds no empathy for because of the color of their skin;
For the men of Palestine - our fathers, brothers, cousins, who are unjustly vilified by the Western world;
For all those who remain steadfast in our land, including my paternal family;
For our martyrs; glory to them.
Donate to help Yasmeen raise money for Run for Palestine - Edmonton’s fundraising campaign.
Recent donors
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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Aug 14 | Mack | $52.10 |
Aug 14 | Mr Woo-Woo | $26.05 |