The Syria humanitarian Criss

I love Egypt I am going to miss my family so much.  Today is my last  beautiful inspiration Egypt I am so sad and conflicted about leaving Egypt especially after what happened yesterday my aunt caused so much fire and tensions over interiheriance and money and I want to do what is right by Allah subbnaallah but I am so mad I love they are betraying us and my beloved father and me aunt want to keep their houses . They think we are going to kick  them and want my dad and uncle Mohammed  contract to invalid and they want money everything is about money and interiheriance I hate money. No one cares about my dad we never got my father inheritance from his uncle nabaeel my three aunts who love already got their inheritance from uncle nabaeel. Without telling my dad they each got 50 thousand Egyptian pounds and they forgot my beloved father when he was prince . He gave them everything all his  treasures their house no one ever bothered to fight to get my my prince inheritance of 100 thousand Egyptian jewel  my favorite aunt even was so excited to throw my cousin manar a huge extragalactic wedding only two weeks my dad my dad the prince death . My aunt and manar was obsessed with manar getting married like it was the end of the world if she doesn't get married before she turned 30 now it is like she is taking care mother like she is  not even married  I don't know why people are so obsessed with money  they have  husbands who can provide for them we are family why everyone is  about  money not families and  bonds. Despite this fact  I love my family and Egypt is amazing  because I  learned so much about  myself  I am so much stronger than I ever thought

I am Sarah elgohary I graduated from Hofstra university in 2017l with a bachelor degree in sociology and psychology I  was a help  people and advocate for people who needs help.  I need help finding a job I applied for several  jobs  no luck I have cerebral palsy and I have a bachelor's degree in sociology and psychology  .SARAH Elgohary                     Helping others through social work is one of my main goals and passions in life.  I have always wanted to advocate for people because  having cerebral palsy makes me realize how important it is to  independently convey your own messages and communicate your ideas in a positive light .My experiences with cerebral palsy has taught me that only the individual can truly advocate for themselves because they are the only ones who can fully understand the severity of their problems and fully convey their experiences in life, as a result  I have learned that even people with the best intentions to help you ( your parents) can advocate for you. However, they will never be able to fully advocate for you, and convey your message, with the same level of passion, importance that you have. Therefore, my disability enhances my desire to teach any individual self advocacy skills so they never struggle with expressing themselves, so they never need anyone to advocate for them.  As counselor, I can empower my clients with the ability to stand up for what they believe is right, fight for justice. People do not realize how powerful a tool an individual's voice is, even if people have no other resources available to them your voice is always your most valuable resource that no one can ever take away from you . As a counselor I will make my clients utilize their powerful voices. At Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service, I would like to become a counselor and make a difference in the world. By turning my individual situation of having cerebral palsy, into solutions that can create a path of advocacy for people who do not have a voice in society, I believe I can enable my future clients to be confident in their own identity. Because I have a physical disability, my experience provides me with a unique sense of empathy for those who are disabled and whose opinions may not be heard. However, I intend to not only work with disabled individuals. I also plan to advocate for any individual seeking to discover the power of their own voice, which can be used as a tool enabling them to communicate their messages and experiences to make people aware of their problems. As a counselor or social worker, I want to guide people to become powerful individuals despite their circumstances. As a social worker, I will have the ability to help people by fighting to change policies and perspectives of society.

 One global issue that is important to me is the longstanding Syrian refugee crisis.  My goal is to provide a platform for Syrian refugees to speak out about their personal experiences and opinions. Immigration laws, along with societal prejudice, make the lives of these refugees very difficult. Throughout the years I have become inspired to seek a solution for the root cause of this issue, which is Islamophobia. One of the results of this “phobia” is the proposal of a travel ban by the United States, against seven major Muslim nations. Although the ban was found unconstitutional by a federal judge, and was denied by the Supreme Court several times, certain people in power have internalized their hatred so much that they continue to be persistent in trying to stop Muslims from entering the U.S. What our society fails to understand is the distinction between the vast majority of Muslims who practice the peaceful religion of Islam and a small minority of politically motivated radical extremists who kill their own kind. So many Americans are consumed by Islamophobia, that it has become a deterrent from society’s hearing the perspectives of Syrian refugees, and thus, prevents people from coming together as a community to solve problems. We cannot take action when we are lacking in true understanding. 

The only way to solve this humanitarian crisis is if Western nations and the rest of the world come together, regardless of their differences. I recognize that I cannot stop all conflict; however, as a counselor I can use my voice to provide emotional support for refugees and knowledge to people so that they can recognize this global conflict and understand its underlying causes. My extensive research on Syrian refugees makes me want to advocate for them and eventually become an ambassador for the United Nations. Ideally, I would like to see the eradication of anti-Muslim sentiment and intolerance, as well as the automatic association of Muslims with violent acts and terrorism. I am eager to provide cultural education on the Muslim religion and its actual teachings to society, in the hopes of eventually providing peace and stability for Syrian refugees, who are driven out from their homes and unaccepted globally.

           I have learned that society tends to cast out individuals who exist outside of the small bubble known as “normal,” whether it is due to their religion or a disability. From a young age, I learned that in order to reach my goals, I must employ different methods compared to others and put in more effort and dedication because it may take me longer to complete tasks due to my cerebral palsy. Having a physical disability means it is a daily struggle to perform basic life activities such as cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry. However, this does not mean that I cannot achieve my goals in life. Because certain tasks take me longer to complete, it allows me to pay more attention to details and gives me a higher sense of satisfaction when I do achieve them.

Sometimes not being able to help people physically can be very challenging; however, I am very good at being empathetic and offering emotional support. This is what I experienced when my father was diagnosed with cancer. I could not do anything for him physically, but I sat home with him every day keeping him company; we watched basketball together, I talked to him, helped him with phone calls, and listened to him tell me stories. I encouraged him with positive words such as be strong and “I love you”. This experience made me realize that I want my future career to involve this individual care for people. As a counselor, I want to make people comfortable in their own skin, allowing them to use their voice to convey their messages and experiences. In addition, as a counselor I will provide emotional support to my patients by listening to their stories and having them take initiative to develop self-advocacy by leading discussions. The most important types of emotional support are patience and a positive attitude. As a counselor, I want to provide the most positive emotional support for all my patients. I will be there for my clients and provide them with hope and confidence in their stories, talents, and  abilities, allowing them to develop self-advocacy skills and become productive members of society. My father taught me how powerful emotional support truly is, and providing emotional support to my patients will be more important than physical support.

As a counselor, I can create an environment where people are not afraid to talk about religion or social problems. I plan to have open discussions with my clients, by asking open-ended questions .These conversations can help me break the ice and build a strong rapport with clients. A therapist’s work cannot begin until a comfortable relationship with a client is established; a strong connection with clients is the foundation for therapy. I want to give individuals the opportunity to express what is going on without subjecting them to double-blinded question, in which however they answer, they are somehow wrong. Rather than put a negative connotation to their answer, I want to hear them out and allow them to express themselves more freely. As a therapist, I will teach my patients how to take advantage of their own abilities. As a result, my clients will learn to accept their differences and embrace their unique identities and talents, because no one should ever be ashamed of who they are. No matter what life throws at you, people can always achieve their dreams and goals. In order to progress as a society, we must cast away this false idea of what “normal” is. 

My internship at Abilities allowed me to focus on this issue and make a difference. During this time, I worked in business communications and helped students with their resumes and cover letters. I was able to advocate for the students and highlight the qualities that made them stand out as individuals. This internship helped me realize that I want to become a therapist to help people with their problems, along with becoming an activist who speaks up for people who feel like they do not have a voice. I am aware that there is a stigma against attending therapy, so I want to create an environment where people feel safe and comfortable to fully express themselves. I hope to make people comfortable talking about a variety of topics so we can alleviate their frustrations together.

I am eager to join the Molloy/Fordham university school of social service for a multitude of reasons. While I love helping others, I cannot commute to city every day because I have cerebral palsy and I live on Long island. Therefore, I am applying to Molloy /Fordham university hybrid social work program. I enjoy the traditional classroom setting with face to face interactions. I prefer individual assistance with professors on campus. I look forward to becoming a part of Molloy/Fordham university school of social service; I believe the social work program can provide me with the skills necessary to foster my development as a therapist, who allows people to understand themselves so that they can reach their full potential and influence others to do the same. Through the Molloy/Fordham university school of social service, I want to enhance my skills as an empathetic advocate for individuals. I know how good it feels to have someone believe that you have the ability to make a difference and bring out your full potential; as a result, I want to enlighten people so that they embrace their differences and highlight the qualities that make them better people. I can achieve this by using my social skills and ability to fully attach myself to something I’m passionate about: the success of my patients. Counseling is about connecting with people on a deep level, and my patience, dedication, and genuine passion make me an ideal counselor. School of Social Work

I am a 24 year old, who wants to change the status quo of society.   I want to make the world a better place for future generations by becoming a therapist so I can help people with their problems. This is in order to enlighten them to discover the power of their own voice. Therefore, my clients will learn to develop self advocacy skills to make people comfortable with their identities so they are proud of their differences and are able to become powerful individuals who can overcome any obstacles. I was born with Cerebral Palsy, but despite my disability, I have managed to be a part of mainstream society and I have accomplished many goals in life. I am a hardworking, determined, attentive, responsible and versatile person. I  believe in my abilities and I refuse to let my disability hinder me from achieving my goals and dreams in life. There are many people who have inspired me to discover my passion for helping others through social work, including my mother and father.

Through the social work program at Adelphi University, I am eager to become a counselor and make a difference in the world by turning my individual situation of having cerebral palsy into solutions that can create a path to advocate for people who do not have a voice in society, enabling them to be confident in their own identity. Having a physical disability, I am more empathetic to the fact that some people perform tasks in diverse ways. My experience with cerebral palsy provides me with a unique sense of empathy for those who are disabled. I want to amplify the voices of people who feel powerless or those individuals who feel they are not socially accepted. I want to enable them to have self-confidence and the ability to voice their experiences in life and opinions on world issues. As a counselor, or social worker, I want to provide a platform for those individuals to speak to the world despite their circumstances.

One issue that is of particular importance to me is the global problems of Syrian refugees and the Syrian Civil War. I want to advocate for Syrian refugees, along with people with disabilities any group of people who cannot fight for themselves . As counselor, I want to help  all individuals discover their inner power of their unique voices to make people aware of their circumstances. These people have inspired me to seek solutions for immigration and prejudice and by becoming a counselor, I can help people by fighting to bring a change to both politics and the perspectives of society towards individuals who are “different”.  Amid all the Islamophobic hysteria, the United States is trying to deal with an unprecedented number of Syrian refugees entering the country in an attempt to escape the perils of the Syrian Civil War. Although we are called upon to act, our political parties are very polarized; some do not believe that the United States should play much of a role in helping refugees, directly or indirectly. Congress is heavily divided on this issue of whether to assist Syrian refugees. I believe that the only way to solve this humanitarian crisis is if Western nations and the world come together, regardless of their differences. One approach to ending this crisis would be to create solutions through a worldwide collaboration of countries sponsored by the United Nations. However, in order to find solutions to address the social barriers faced by Syrian refugees, Islamophobia must be overcome, as it is still a strong barrier to finding solutions to this social problem.  In order to understand the severity and the extent of this humanitarian crisis, we need to create a context in which people can study the history of Syria. This would allow people to discover and hopefully empathize with the factors which led to the Syrian refugee crisis as a result of the Syrian Civil War.  

Those who have the desire to truly understand this crisis must act like sociologists and peel away the layers individually, in order to see where the main problems are located and, ultimately, find solutions. This is why it is crucial to study the perspectives of how countries around the world and western nations, such as the United States, are dealing with the refugee crisis. Islamophobia has created a hatred among the Western world against Syrian refugees, causing them to be viewed as terrorists, and worsening the problem. If Western nations viewed the Syrian refugees the same as refugees from other backgrounds, the world could potentially find a solution for this crisis. As a counselor, I recognize that although I cannot end all world conflict, I can provide people knowledge on the topic and help them utilize their voices to contribute to the fight for refugees. Through this field, I long to extend a helping hand for both those with disabilities and also those who need a voice because society has muffled their sound with unfounded discrimination by offering emotional support. I plan to create an environment that does not instill fear or any negative emotions in  my clients because I want to allow people to have a space to talk freely without any judgment.

 Along with my passion for this massive crisis, another factor in my life which pushes me towards this field of social work is writing. For most of my life, I thought I was not very good at writing. I pretty much only did if I had to write essays and research papers for school purposes. When I wrote a detailed paper in eighth grade describing the Feminist movement and received a grade of ninety six percent, I realized that I might have a talent and a love for writing. My English teacher had told me that I was a “wonderfully gifted writer.” I enjoy writing because it helps me express myself and alleviate my frustrations. The first person to show me the art of writing in my eyes was my elementary school teacher, Ms. Seiden. She taught me how to utilize details to explain my ideas in my writing. Over the years, I continued to practice proving my point by using a lot of details, and now writing is second nature for me. Writing has had a huge influence on my life. It taught me valuable skills, including patience, dedication, and confidence. It also taught me to look for deeper meaning and a connection to life from literature. I have always felt as if I was a burden to people due to my disability, but now I believe there is a future in writing for me.  This skill is important to me because it allows me to express myself in many different ways without being accused of being wrong.

Writing has enabled me to observe the world and its tendencies. I have learned that society tends to cast out individuals who exist outside of the small bubble known as the “normal”. From a young age, I learned that in order to reach my goals, I must employ different methods compared to others and put in more effort and dedication because it may take me longer to complete tasks due to my cerebral palsy. Having a physical disability means it is a daily struggle to perform basic life activities such as cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry. But, this does not mean that I cannot achieve my goals in life. Because certain tasks take me longer to complete, it allows me to pay more attention to details and gives me a higher sense of satisfaction when I do achieve them. Therefore, people who are not classified as “normal” by the general population are normal in their own ways. Just because some people have to adapt to work in different ways does not mean that they are not capable of accomplishing their goals in order to become successful members of society. As a counselor, I can create an environment where people are not afraid to talk about religion or social problems. I plan to open up a discussions with my patients by letting them start a conversation by asking open-ended questions such as “Why do you think who are here today?” and “What makes you unique?” These conversations can help me break the ice and build a strong relationship with my patients. A part of therapy is that that therapist’s work with patients to building up a relationship with the patient so they actually feel comfortable and you cannot do that by simply asking questions for an hour. As a therapist, I will teach my patients how to take advantage of their own abilities.  As a result, my clients will learn to accept their own differences and embrace their unique identities and talents because no one should ever be ashamed of who they are. No matter what life throws at you, people can always achieve their dreams and goals in life. I do not care what society says - we must cast away this false idea of what “normal” is. People must abandon their desire to be normal in order for people to embrace their differences so we can learn to help each other.    

There are many different  ways to help people. Among many things,  my father taught me the importance of providing people with emotional support by “ being there” for someone  when you are not able to them physically . .Sometimes providing emotional support to people is more important than providing physical support. My father taught me how much more powerful Emotional  support than physical support as a crucial tool to help people. In addition, as a counselor, I  will provide emotional support to my patients by listening to their stories and having them learn to take initiative  to develop self advocacy by leading discussions Having a physical disability means it is a daily struggle to perform basic life activities such as cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry. Therefore, I have to create different methods to accomplish my tasks.  Sometimes not being able to help people physically can be very challenging, However, I get to see things from a different perspective . This allows ME to provide people or my family with different types of emotional support such as, my knowledge  advice , help with homework or bills being there for someone. This is what I experienced when my father was diagnosed with Cancer I could not do anything for him physically, but I sat home with him every day watched basketball with him talked to him help with phone calls listen tell him stories  encourage him with positive words such be strong you will get soon inshallah I love you the most important types of emotional support are patience hugs smile and the words “ don’t worry it will be alright’ I am here for you. As a counselor I want to provide the most positive emotional support for all my patients  even if I just hold their hand or just listen to them without saying a word my father taught me how powerful emotional support truly is. As a counselor I want to emotional support for my discussions in my therapy sessions with patients along with them the resources they need.

One person who taught me this is my mother. As my role model, she taught me the principles I live by such as empathy, integrity, determination, and respect. My mother inspires me to never give up and to always work hard to help me make my dreams come true. She taught me to have confidence and believe in my abilities by never comparing myself to others. From her, I learned to appreciate everything I have and to always help the less fortunate however I can. I always remember that fact when my family and I visited family in Egypt last summer and I saw so many people and children sitting on the street without food, water, or shelter. I think they have kinder hearts than most Americans. When I visited Egypt even strangers were like family to me and they did not even know me. Despite having barely anything to their names to give, they were still willing to give more than they have in order to help my family and I.  That really opened my eyes to how fortunate I really am in life and inspired me to help people I want to give people self advocacy to discover the power of their voices as a counselor. The principles that my family gave me will stay with me for the rest of my life.  

After realizing how blessed I was in life, I decided to give back by interning at Abilities. During my internship, I worked in business communications and helped students with their resumes and cover letters. I was able to advocate for the students and highlight the qualities that made them stand out as individuals. This internship helped me realize that I want to become a therapist to help people with their problems, along with becoming an activist who speaks up for people who feel like they do not have a voice. I am a very open person and love to talk to people to express myself. As a result, I hope to make people comfortable talking about a variety of topics so we can alleviate their frustrations together. On the other hand, I am aware that there is a stigma of attending therapy, so I want to create an environment where people feel safe and comfortable to fully express themselves.

      I believe the social work program at Adelphi can provide me with the skills necessary to foster my development as a force for making people understand themselves so they can reach their full potential and influence others to do the same. Through the social work program at Adelphi   College I want to enhance my skills as an empathetic advocate for people, and help individuals by creating with approaches unique to their situations. I know how good it feels to have someone believe in you and bring out your full potential, so I would like to enlighten people so that they embrace their differences and highlight the qualities that make them better people.  I can achieve this by using my social skills and ability to fully attach myself to something I’m passionate about to fully invest in the success of my patients. Counseling is about making connections with people, and I believe that my patience, dedication, and genuine passion make me an ideal counselor.

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