Fathia Absie
Fathia Absie (Somali: Fadxiya Cabsiiye, Arabic: فتحية إبسيآ) is a Somali-American writer, producer, actor and filmmaker. She has worked with both documentaries, as well as fictional narratives, and published a graphic novel titled, The Imperceptible Peace Maker. Fathia is the co-founder of Eat With Muslims, a project designed to bring Muslims and non-Muslims together over dinner and stories in the hopes of building bridges between neighbors and communities of different faiths and cultures.
Quotes
[edit]- "I just looked at her with this sadness...And she said, go. Just go. Go, go, go,"
- It was just incredible...I felt whole
- There's just so much that one person can take"
- I started making phone calls...I started calling Mogadishu, the airport" ([16:30])
- We all cried and jumped for joy"
- "I realized in no place else in the world would a story like this with an ending like that be possible other than the United States of America, the greatest nation in the world,"
- I've always felt like this was my country. Please don't send me back." ([02:45])
- "I felt like the love of my life had just broken my heart." ([16:50])
- "The country that I love so much restored my faith and gave my sister a second chance." ([17:05])
