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As a child, I loved snow globes, transfixed by their simple beauty and the way in which they can transport one to a different world in miniature. When I grew up and started traveling around the world to places that I might only previously seen in snow globes, I began to collect them, and pass on […]
Uncertainty about the future is on everyone’s mind these days, and our nation seems deeply divided across a wide range of international, political, social and cultural issues. We are just a few weeks into the New Year, and most of us, regardless of our ideological affiliations are contemplating the manner […]
Kangaroo Care Helps Preemies And Full Term Babies, Too
As 2017 fast approaches, perhaps we should take a page from the observations of poet Rainer Maria Rilke who once said, “And now we welcome the New Year. Full of things that have never been”. This is the season for us to both reflect on our past and imagine our future, to strategize how we […]
When UMMA was founded over twenty years ago, it was to meet the needs of a community that was traumatized and often left on the margins. UMMA was built in the center of the community so that residents would feel they had a safe space where they could go for healing. UMMA’s founding was the […]
Dear UMMA Friends, Partners and Colleagues, This past week the presidential election results led to much discussion, consternation and profound instances of introspection. At UMMA we heard from staff and patients alike regarding their concerns and fears as to what the future may hold. As a result of the election, there is enormous uncertainty among […]
Critically acclaimed poet Amir Sulaiman, Eshmawi productions, and UMMA joined forces to create a moving short film that gives a snapshot of one South LA resident’s journey to finding UMMA.
Autumn is my favorite season, from the slight crispness in the air to the changing color of the leaves. As nature prepares itself and begins to tuck in for the winter, there is the hint of promise, a promise that when Fall and Winter have melted away, the world will be renewed, more vital than […]
(LOS ANGELES, CA) Born of the community trauma of the Rodney King riots in 1992, South Los Angeles’ University Muslim Medical Association (UMMA) Community Clinic will host its 20th anniversary Gala on Saturday, October 8th, 2016 at 6:00 PM Pacific at the Anaheim Hilton. With commitment from socially-concerned Muslim medical students and forward-thinking politicians such as Congresswoman Maxine […]
Social justice is defined as the way in which human rights are manifested in the everyday lives of people at every level of society. We share a common humanity and thus we share a common responsibility. The tears from my childhood motivate me today in my healthcare work as it should all of us. I […]
