Post by Marvet Sweis Drnovsek

Attorney • Commissioner, IL Commission on Discrimination & Hate Crimes • Vice Chair, American Middle East Voters Alliance Political Action Committee • Past President, Arab American Bar Association of Illinois

I was absolutely honored to sponsor and attend the 2025 AAFS Spirit of Empowerment Gala, an inspiring evening celebrating community, culture, and real changemakers. Proud to call the powerhouse executive directors of AAFS, Nareman Taha and Itedal Shalabi, my friends. Superwomen in action! And so nice to see so many colleagues showing support! Abraham Matthew Shannon Matthew Mona Naser Joseph Homsy Vivian Khalaf Omar Abuzir Khaled Elkhatib Mervate Mohammad Naheda Zayyad-Hussien Jawad R. Shalabi Rolla T. Sweis, Pharm.D., M.A. Jordan Gillespie Gabriel Fakhouri Sana’a Hussien