micdotcom:Ellen DeGeneres presented this Muslim refugee with a check for her student debtEllen DeGen
micdotcom:Ellen DeGeneres presented this Muslim refugee with a check for her student debtEllen DeGeneres may be doing more to help with student debt relief than the Department of Education.On Friday’s episode of The Ellen Show, DeGeneres read a letter from Muslim refugee Ekhlas Ahmed, who shared her story of coming to the U.S. unable to learn English and eventually learning the language by watching DeGeneres’ daytime show and transcribing everything she said.DeGeneres brought a tearful Ahmed, who is now a graduate student, activist and high school English teacher, onto the stage to speak with her after reading the letter Ahmed wrote to her. Read more. (2/18/17, 1:53 PM) -- source link