Dima Ali is a Muslim, Arab- American Culture and Religion Educator/ Facilitator and passionate social and racial justice Advocate. She is an entrepreneur and creative business woman who fights for representation and equity in all of her endeavors.
Dima was born and raised in Baghdad, Iraq. She immigrated to the US more than nineteen years ago.
When anti-immigration narratives and Islamophobia have taken over the mainstream, Dima educates and dispels misconceptions about the immigration process, the immigrant experience, and Muslims in America.
Dima believes that ignorance is the enemy of progress. She took it upon herself to educate young minds and create a space to learn and ask questions. Dima strives for representation to include and celebrate Arab and Muslim students in the community.
Acrylic on canvas by Dima Ali