Former Refugee • PhD Human Kinetics @uOttawa • Alum @AKUglobal @Fogarty_NIH scholar • Injury Prevention • Health Equity • Athlete
Ottawa, Ontario
Joined October 2018
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Umerdad Khudadad, RN, MSc retweeted
I got an email from a brilliant Afghan girl in a refugee camp in Pakistan. With just her dad’s phone, she taught herself languages, Excel, and Google tools.
This is the resilience of Afghan women and girls. Just with a basic mobile phone, she is paving her freedom.
Umerdad Khudadad, RN, MSc retweeted
Banned from sports in Afghanistan by the Taliban, para-taekwondo athlete Zakia Khodadadi fled her homeland, joined the refugee team at the Paris Paralympics, and won a bronze medal. The women of Afghanistan are resilient.
Umerdad Khudadad, RN, MSc retweeted
Maram’s stunning piano performance in Kabul. Under the Taliban, music is now illegal. The Afghanistan National Institute of Music empowered talents like her, but one of the Taliban's first moves was to ban the school.
Umerdad Khudadad, RN, MSc retweeted
In response to the Taliban's ban on women's voices, this woman from Afghanistan sings a powerful poem:
"Not afraid of hope, love, and tomorrow, not afraid of kissing you among the Taliban."
Umerdad Khudadad, RN, MSc retweeted
I just returned from Northern #Afghanistan, where Afghan women told me what they want the world to know about their lives.
My remarks on their powerful message and on how we can continue to invest in their unbreakable resilience.
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Umerdad Khudadad, RN, MSc retweeted
Three years ago, the Taliban led a military takeover of Afghanistan & enforced laws that erase women & girls from public life.
But despite the risks, Afghan women are at the forefront fighting for their futures. Their resistance gives Afghans everywhere hope for their country.
Umerdad Khudadad, RN, MSc retweeted
Great to see Paralympic representation at the Olympic Torch Relay! 🔥
Zakia Khudadadi, Para Taekwondo athlete and member of the Refugee Paralympic Team and Yvan Wouandji from France’s blind football team carried the torch.
Good luck to our Olympic friends tonight!#Paris2024
ALT Zakia Khudadadi carries the flame through the streets of Paris.
ALT Yvan Wouandji carries the flame on a boat on the Seine.
ALT Zakia Khudadadi and a representative with the Olympic flame.
ALT Yvan Wouandji carries the flame on a boat on the Seine.
Umerdad Khudadad, RN, MSc retweeted
Lighting the path with courage and refugees
perseverance:✨️
And now the number moment for the Paralympics🥇#paris2024
Thank you @Audrey_Giles for such a thoughtful gift!! It reignites the passion for soccer ⚽️
#TeamGiles
Umerdad Khudadad, RN, MSc retweeted
This is how Women rights under Taliban looks like!
#UnitedAgainstGenderApartheid
Umerdad Khudadad, RN, MSc retweeted
Talking to Al Jazeera about the UN meeting on Afghanistan in Doha.
Internal docs show @fordnation govt. was aware it had an ‘over-reliance’ on international students for budget deficits | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/10249704/…
Umerdad Khudadad, RN, MSc retweeted
📣📣I’m excited to announce this RFP which will fund up to up to 24 projects for women's health R&D over the course of 2 years ($150,000/project). If you are a researcher with a bold idea – or know one – I encourage you to apply. 📣📣
Innovation is urgently needed to improve women's health and close gender gaps in research & science.
That’s why the foundation is launching a new request for proposals to kickstart work to address gaps in women’s health in research & development. #IEF bit.ly/48I7kIf
Umerdad Khudadad, RN, MSc retweeted
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: We invite you to submit an abstract by Nov 10 focused on research & research-based practice encompassing all aspects of #injury and #violence prevention for the #SAVIR2024 conference April 15-17 in North Carolina! Go here: bit.ly/48szk2o
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Umerdad Khudadad, RN, MSc retweeted
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Zoleka Mandela, a powerful advocate for road safety and an inspiration to us all. Her strength and bravery will never be forgotten.
RIP Zoleka!
Umerdad Khudadad, RN, MSc retweeted
Universities are back in session and so is Parliament. I have heard from students and professors across the country - the challenges faced by graduate students are real. It’s time for our government to invest in graduate scholarships and in the granting councils.
Umerdad Khudadad, RN, MSc retweeted
Alarming situation in Karachi as 150+ Afghan refugees,many registered,face arrests with reported confiscation of their registration cards by police. Mass arrests of afghan refugees in Karachi is based on their racial profiling. Urgent action needed to protect refugees rights.1/3
