About
Amana Solution

Representing a community which has been historically underserved and unrecognized, Rahma’s own personal story includes immigrating to America from Somalia, a child in a family of 15 fleeing the civil war there in the late 1990s. While leaving Somalia was a journey toward freedom and safety, as a hijab-wearing young woman in America she faced many obstacles. Despite this challenging experience, Rahma never lost sight of the importance of never giving up. A tireless leader and advocate for historically underserved East African American refugee and immigrant women in Washington state facing domestic violence and sexual abuse. As a survivor herself, she founded Muslimahs Against Abuse Center, a nonprofit organization which focuses on helping to rescue, resettle, and facilitate the healing of East African Muslim American DV survivors needing culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate services. Through MAAC, Rahma is not only helping survivors overcoming DV and abuse in community, but through community education she works to overcome the profound social stigma associated with identifying DV and is raising awareness to prevent it. She has earned her Master in Higher Education with a minor in nonprofit leadership and plans to complete a PhD in the near future!