Ziad Ahmed, redefy Founder and President, had the opportunity to sit down with Mike Walter (Emmy-Award winning journalist) on CCTV America’s Full Frame a few months back. The segment aired on June 4th at 7:00 PM, and highlights Ziad’s efforts to fight discrimination. The 12-minute clip is exactly as it aired, and covers topics relating …
Redefy Interview with Dr. Amaney Jamal Interview by Ziad Ahmed (Redefy Founder and President) On Friday, August 14th I had the opportunity to interview Professor Amaney Jamal. Dr. Amaney Jamal is the Edward S. Sanford Professor of Politics and the Director Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice at Princeton University, and has a wide range …
The Redefy Team was invited to the YTH Live Conference along with the leading experts in the youth, technology, and health industry two weeks ago in San Francisco. Founder Ziad Ahmed, Senior Vice President Nick Jain, and Head Officer of Development Melinda Guo presented on the panel, The Power of Advocacy, and engaged in a …
Redefy could not be more thrilled to share the Clean Air Campaign! This project was spearheaded by Cierra Moore (Vice President of Redefy), Abby Atkeson (Head Officer of Film), and Alexis Davis (Film Team Member). The Clean Air Campaign is an effort to rid our vocabularies of derogatory terms, racial slurs, micro-aggressions, and words and phrases …
Redefy Interview with Dr. Rebecca Bushnell Interview by James Wellemeyer (Redefy Head Officer of Outreach) I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Rebecca Bushnell on January 7, 2016. Dr. Bushnell is the School of Arts and Sciences Board of Overseers Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, at which she has taught since 1982 and had …
redefy is excited to announce our theme and mission for 2016! Our mission for 2016 is to promote gender equality throughout our media, discourses, and communities. We, as an organization, find this goal to be very pertinent given the intense gender-based injustice that so many face on a daily basis. Now is a critical time …
Redefy Interview with Dr. Omid Safi Interview by Ziad Ahmed (Founder and President of Redefy) On Wednesday, September 9th, I had the incredible opportunity to interview Professor Omid Safi. Dr. Omid Safi is a Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University. He is also the Director of the Duke Islamic Studies Center, …
Interview with Mark Tatum by Ziad Ahmed On October 6th, 2015 I had the honor of interviewing Mark Tatum. Mark Tatum is the National Basketball Association (NBA) Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Tatum has many responsibilities and works across several departments at the NBA, including business operations, Global Marketing Partnerships, Global Operations and …
Racism, sexism, poverty. These are some of the most significant problems facing America today, and we’ve been tackling them throughout history. If the smartest and most innovative leaders have not managed to solve them, who can? The nature of these issues means that they cannot simply be solved with a single policy or by a … Continue reading
(courtesy of Pixabay) Lutalica (n). the part of your identity that doesn’t fit into categories (The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows) Categories abound. When we are born, we are born with a name, gender, nationality, religion, and race. And that’s alright. There are categories, and we are placed into them. There are always outliers; but given … Continue reading
America’s heart is breaking. My heart is breaking. Philando Castile. Alton Sterling. Orlando. Newtown. Countless other instances of blatant violence and xenophobia and racism. Our hearts are breaking for the victims, deceased or not. America is a country of immigrants. Of great-grandparents and grandparents and parents who risked everything they knew, everything they had, for … Continue reading
One Over the past few decades, an important movement has erupted from within the global community. The objective is to eradicate hate and to protect the right to love whomever we chose. This is the objective of the LGBTQ+ organization. Though the group is often portrayed as wanting to corrupt the minds of youth or … Continue reading
Dear my fellow young Americans: I am frustrated. I am 16 years old, and I am not old enough to vote, but there are a couple things I know for certain about America. I know that right now we are at a point of immense tension, and in my opinion, nobody seems to be responding appropriately. … Continue reading
On July 15, 2016, the released of the new movie Ghostbusters caused quite a bit of controversy. The remake of the 1984 Ghostbusters supernatural comedy film probably wouldn’t have gained a whole lot of attention had it not been for the reversal of the cast. The original movie depicted 4 males finding and destroying ghosts, while … Continue reading
As of 2016, the Webster’s online dictionary defines feminism as “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities,” but what about everyone and everything in between? As is the case with many words, Webster’s definition only serves to underline The Big Picture. To dictionaries, the details, when thinking about what Webster’s … Continue reading
