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Hera Shakir
Teaching Artist and
Hera Shakir has been a creative since she can remember. She is a singer-songwriter, poet, and dance instructor from Chicago. Hera has been working with Olive Tree Arts Network since [year].
What has been your favorite experience at Olive Tree Arts Network?
"One of my favorite teaching artist experiences was when we were at MCC a few years ago, and we asked the students if they could give us some examples of charity. An MCC student named wearing traditional Algerian clothing, Muhammad, replied, 'The best form of charity is giving someone a thousand rays of light from our smiles.'

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