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I love my job

  My involvement with the Islamic Center of Long Island has been a transformative experience that has allowed me to connect my faith with my passion for disability advocacy and educational equality. Through my work with the Capable Companions Committee (CCC), I have helped promote inclusion while celebrating the strength of children, teens, and adults with disabilities. capable companions focuses on creating a welcoming, strengths-based environment where individuals feel valued and empowered.This concept of full access to education, resources, and inclusion for all individuals was adapted by the Safeena Foundation. They are a nonprofit organization that helps people with disabilities gain access to Islamic education and different resources to live better lives based on their skills, abilities, and their actions, not the expectations of society. In 2019 the Safeena foundation was founded by my afstan mission was to create an environment for all people with disabilities, one ...