Debbie Almontaser

Audience Engagement

Very Political and NOT At All Neutral – Ban on Freedom of Speech at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

You won’t be seeing an athlete bending the knee or standing up for what they believe this time, because the IOC issued a ban on freedom of speech for the 2020 Olympics held in Beijing. According to the new three-page document explaining Rule 50, Athletes are not allowed to make political hand gestures, wear armbands …

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Debbie Almontaser the author of Leading While Muslim talks about leadership, education, and inclusive culture. Here she reflects on her first year of teaching, the lessons learned and key takeaways.

My First Year of Teaching: Fouls and Fumbles

Teaching is one of the most difficult jobs in the world because of the multiple stakeholders a teacher has to work with including students, parents, colleagues and school administration.   My first year was filled with fouls and fumbles because I was unprepared for the real world. Public relations and conflict resolution skills are a must …

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If Our President Can’t Stand in Solidarity With Pittsburgh, The People Will

On Saturday, Robert Bowers murdered 11 people in the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, in the most heinous anti-Semitic attack our country has witnessed. And today, despite the definitive “no thanks” from the Pittsburgh mayor, a local nonprofit with more than 35,000 signatures, and Trump’s own congressional officials––Trump traveled to Pittsburgh to offer condolences for a …

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