# @ncstatecals on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CIj4BajoCQf
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15082337-ncstatecals-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-12-09T02:39:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (@NCStateCALS) — https://gondola.cc/NCStateCALS

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Before turning 40, NCSU_YFCS international and graduate student Rasha Abdullah wanted to do something for herself. So she chose to earn her master’s degree from #NCStateCALS.

But to do so involved setting her alarm anywhere between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. because she lives in the #UAE, which happens to be nine hours ahead of #NorthCarolina time.

So what drives the busy mom of five to study #YouthDevelopment and policy regulations?

The country has recently made some changes to the family policy, divorce, inheritance and all that. They’re great here, and care about #WomensRights but there are a few gaps here and there with regards to early #childhood and #youth. I’m hoping that in the coming years, some more regulation is built up. Policy is a great foundation, but it needs a lot of follow up and exploration. What I hope to do is be an active part of that, even if it’s in research. — Rasha Abdullah

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#NCState20 #HowlBack

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uae, howlback, childhood, womensrights, youthdevelopment, ncstate20, youth, ncstatecals, northcarolina

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