▁director ▁at ▁Altern atives ▁for ▁Girls , ▁a ▁local ▁program ▁to ▁keep ▁vulner able ▁girls ▁and ▁young ▁women ▁from ▁dro pping ▁out ▁of ▁school , ▁street ▁activity ▁and ▁other ▁ris ky ▁activities . ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Her ▁mother ▁is ▁from ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan ▁and ▁her ▁father ▁is ▁from ▁Bag hd ad , ▁Ira q . ▁She ▁attended ▁school ▁at ▁Wayne ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁studied ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁and ▁literature . ▁ ▁Born ▁to ▁an ▁Ira qi ▁father , ▁Al ous i ▁still ▁has ▁relatives ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁Arab ▁American ▁poet , ▁Al ous i ▁is ▁also ▁associate ▁director ▁of ▁Inside Out ▁Liter ary ▁Arts ▁Project , ▁a ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁program ▁serving ▁Detroit ' s ▁youth . ▁Her ▁work ▁has ▁recently ▁appeared ▁in ▁In cl ined ▁to ▁Spe ak : ▁An ▁Anth ology ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Arab ▁American ▁Po etry ▁and ▁will ▁appear ▁in ▁Mut an ab bi ▁Street ▁St arts ▁Here ▁late ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁She ▁also ▁has ▁contributed ▁to ▁We ▁Are ▁Ira q is : ▁A est het ics ▁and ▁Polit ics ▁in ▁a ▁Time ▁of ▁War ▁ ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁She ▁received ▁a ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁Knight ▁Foundation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁pair ing ▁recent ▁Ira qi ▁women ▁refuge es ▁with ▁artists ▁and ▁writers ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁share ▁their ▁stories ▁through ▁phot ography ▁and ▁ess ay . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Women ▁in