Sohila Mohamed

The personal is political. Born in 1992 I was raised in Egypt where girls' and women’s rights have been gradually taken away; this is where my character and interests have been formulated. Freshly after graduating from five years of medical study in the faculty of clinical pharmacy, I decided to shift careers. I have been interested in feminism related issues since I was 11 years old and am a believer that concrete life choices are best made after exploring many options. To this end, I was selected as a Lazord Fellow at the John Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement at the AUC; I spent a year writing Harmonia Novel, a project dear to my heart, that received the Sawiris Cultural Award. Currently I work at the Association for the Development and Enhancement of Women (ADEW). CILAS is a place where I find myself. Participating in animated discussions among the diverse voices at CILAS makes me understand better how healthy, vibrant communities operate and their power in making the world a less miserable place. Words of wisdom that I live by say that the real change that you can spark in this world is finding your passion—the thing that's burning inside of you—and consistently following it, instead of pursuing the change that is only immediate.