As a child, Obaida Omar (narrow) escaped the enemy's invasion of her native Afghanistan, walking for weeks through the mountains. Now mother of three and Islamic Center of Rochester board member, Omar provided first-hand experience of what it means to be a child made (home) by war as the speaker at the "Dinner for Peace" hosted by the Student Association for the Development of Arab Cultural Awareness last Saturday. About 250 guests attended the dinner, the profit of will go to education for children affected by the Middle Eastern crisis.
"Children did not create this conflict, they are its greatest victims," said Alanoud Alcaide, the group's president, who gave the opening speech at the dinner. "Tonight we have raised roughly $3,000 in profit, which means over 1,000 children can get the education they deserve, he said. " you, tonight would not have been possible,"
(entertain) the audience, the Yellow Jackets kicked the night off with a (select) of lively songs. "We (plan) this for two months now. It feels wonderful to see such an amazing performance. It brings back the human element, making you remember that we're all the same," said Gabby Stillman, a (twelve) grader.
